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Recent heavy rainfall around the state has increased frog activity and with it reports from the community of potential cane toad sightings.
\nLeading Biosecurity Officer Emily Hill said reports are critical to Agriculture Victoria’s efforts to protect Victoria from the establishment of such pests.
\n\u201cExotic toads such as cane toads pose an extreme threat to Victoria’s native species as they compete for food, can carry disease and pathogens, poison with their toxic glands and can rapidly expand and colonise new areas.
\n\u201cThankfully, very few cane toads make it into Victoria \u2013 less than ten a year on average \u2013 and community reporting has played a big role in protecting our state.
\n\u201cSo far all of the reports we\u2019ve received have been native frogs and not cane toads.\u201d
\nMs Hill said exotic toads can be easily confused with native frog species \u2013 such as the eastern banjo frog or pobblebonk.
\n\u201cTherefore, Agriculture Victoria has developed several quick reference guides to help people to identify what is a native frog and what is a cane toad.
\n\u201cWe encourage people to use these to guides and of course if they believe they have found a cane road report it to us immediately.\u201d
\nNative frog or exotic toad? Know the difference
\nMembers of the public can check the features of the specimen they have sighted and compare the prominent identification characteristics that set native frogs apart from exotic toads using the Native frog or exotic toad? online guide.
\n\u201cThese are usually entering the state as sneaky stowaways, accidentally transported on vehicles, camping gear, caravans and in the luggage of returning travellers from northern Australia or via commercial goods such as potted plants imported for the plant nursery trade,\u201d Ms Hill said.
\nMembers of the public still unsure about the identity of their sighting can email photographs to highrisk.invasiveanimals@agriculture.vic.gov.au or contact the customer service centre on 136 186, with details of the animal, and a member of staff will contact you.
\nMore information about Priority pest animals in Victoria can be found online via the Agriculture Victoria website.<\/p>\n

Source – Grampians Ag News<\/p>\n

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