The Wire

Wildlife officers have warned those in the southern states to not mistake native species of frogs for the dreaded cane toad. This follows the sighting of cane toad as far south as Quakers Hill in New South Wales. According to the National Parks and Wildlife Service, the foreign interloper, which is decimating many local species of animals, has a distinct purr, like the sound of an old telephone dial tone. They are also warty in appearance, up 15 cm tall with a large glad behind the ear and pointed boney ridges between the eyes and nose. John Ross from the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service outlined a recent case of mistaken identity.