Toad skins and venom glandular secretions have been widely used for centuries in traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine for the treatment of various ailments such as cancer, sores, toothache, local ...

(1) Background: Toad venom (Bufonis Venenum, known as 'Chansu' in Chinese), the secretion of the ear-side gland and skin gland of Bufo gargarizans cantor or Duttaphrynus melanostictus Schneider, has ...

Due to the recent high volume of rainfall on Sanibel, many amphibian species which depend on seasonal rains have become more visible. One is the highly invasive cane toad (Rhinella marina), also known ...