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1	Allen, E. R., and W. T. Neill. 1958. Giant toad from the tropics. Florida Wildlife 12(4):30–32, 42.
2	Allen, R. 1969. Why save the alligator. Presented to Conservation 70s Inc. Environmental Legislative Workshop, Panel No. 4, Wildlife Resources, Homosassa Springs, Florida, USA. 5pp. [Printed by International Crocodilian Society, Silver Springs, Florida, USA.]
3	Anonymous. 2001. Marine toads—quick reference sheet. Fact Sheet WEC-QRS-045, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 2pp.
4	Austin, S. 1975. Exotics. Florida Naturalist 48(3):2–5.
5	Austin, M. G. 1977. The giant toad, Bufo marinus. Pages 168–176 in D. F. Jackson, D. Stoll, and N. Hout-Cooper, compilers. Some endangered and exotic species in Florida. Part two. Some exotic species. Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA.
6	Bartlett, D. 2002. Notes from the field. Krazy for the Keys: to see uncommon herps, take a trip way down south. Reptiles Magazine 10(4):22–26.
7	Beltz, E. 1994. HerPET-POURRI. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 29(10):235–237.
8	Beltz, E. 1999. Herp news from around the world: really, don't kiss that toad. Vivarium 11(1):10.
9	Brandt, L. A., and F. J. Mazzotti. 1999. Marine toads (Bufo marinus). Fact Sheet WEC-11, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 2pp.
10	Casler, M. L., W. M. Bear, E. V. Pearlstine, and F. J. Mazzotti. 2003. Vocal surveys of anuran population in the Everglades Agricultural Area. Pages 68–69 (abstract) in GEER Program and Abstracts, Joint Conference on the Science and Restoration of the Greater Everglades and Florida Bay Ecosystem – "From Kissimmee to the Keys," 13–18 April 2003, Palm Harbor, Florida, USA.
11	Cassani, J. R., and E. Lindblad. 2003. Southwest Florida Amphibian Monitoring Network. Page 70 (abstract) in GEER Program and Abstracts, Joint Conference on the Science and Restoration of the Greater Everglades and Florida Bay Ecosystem – "From Kissimmee to the Keys," 13–18 April 2003, Palm Harbor, Florida, USA.
12	Courtenay, W. R., Jr., and V. E. Ogilvie. 1971. Species pollution: introduced animals and the balance of nature. Animal Kingdom 74(2):22–28.
13	Crowder, J. P. 1974. The exotic vertebrates of south Florida. South Florida Environmental Project Ecological Report No. DI-SFEP-74-30. 45pp.
14	Dodd, C. K., Jr. 1997. Imperiled amphibians: a historical perspective. Pages 159–196 in G. W. Benz and D. E. Collins, editors. Aquatic fauna in peril: the southeastern perspective. Special Publication 1, Southeast Aquatic Research Institute, Lenz Design & Communications, Decatur, Georgia, USA.
15	Duellman, W. E., and A. Schwartz. 1958. Amphibians and reptiles of southern Florida. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 3:181–324.
16	Easteal, S. 1981. The history of introductions of Bufo marinus (Amphibia: Anura); a natural experiment in evolution. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 16:93–113.
17	Easteal, S. 1986. Bufo marinus (Linnaeus). Giant toad. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 395.1–4.
18	Franke, J., and T. M. Telecky. 2001. Reptiles as pets: an examination of the trade in live reptiles in the United States. The Humane Society of the United States, Washington, D.C. 146pp.
19	Franz, R., D. Maehr, A. Kinlaw, C. O'Brien, and R. D. Owen. 1998. Avon Park Air Force Range Project: distribution and abundance of sensitive wildlife species at Avon Park Air Force Range. Final Report, Project RWO-169. 90pp.
20	Gantz, C. O. 1971. A naturalist in southern Florida. University of Miami Press, Coral Gables, Florida, USA. 256pp.
21	Gebhart, L. 1967. A plague of toads. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 2(3):3–5.
22	Gore, R. 1976. Florida, Noah's Ark for exotic newcomers. National Geographic Magazine 150:538–559.
23	Gore, R. H. 1992. The Gulf of Mexico: a treasury of resources in the American Mediterranean. Pineapple Press, Inc., Sarasota, Florida, USA. 384pp.
24	Gross, T. S., K. A. McCory, M. Sepulveda, J. A. Carr, J. P. Giesy, A. J. Hosmer, R. J. Kendall, K. Solomon, E. E. Smith, and G. Van Der Kraak. 2003. Atrazine exposure and the occurrence of reproductive abnormalities in field caught Bufo marinus in South Florida. Pages 221–223 (abstract) in GEER Program and Abstracts, Joint Conference on the Science and Restoration of the Greater Everglades and Florida Bay Ecosystem – "From Kissimmee to the Keys," 13–18 April 2003, Palm Harbor, Florida, USA.
25	Guerra-Austin, M. n.d. The giant toad, Bufo marinus. Pages 168–176 in D. F. Jackson, D. Stoll, and N. Hout-Cooper, compilers. Some endangered and exotic species in Florida. Part two: some exotic species. Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA.
26	Hansen, K. L., and D. E. Sweat. 1962. Spermiation in Rana p. pipiens in response to heteroplastic pituitary materials. Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 25:109–120.
27	Hunziker, R. 1997. A pest as a pet: keeping the cane toad. Reptile Hobbyist 2(9):36–40, 42.
28	Kane, M. 1968. A creepy crew stalks Florida by night. Sports Illustrated 29(20):36–38, 43.
29	King, F. W., and T. Krakauer. 1966. The exotic herpetofauna of southeast Florida. Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 29:144–154.
30	Krakauer, T. 1968. The ecology of the neotropical toad, Bufo marinus, in south Florida. Herpetologica 24:214–221.
31	Krakauer, T. 1970. The invasion of the toads. Florida Naturalist 43:12–14.
32	Krakauer, T. 1970. Tolerance limits of the toad, Bufo marinus, in south Florida. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 33:15–26.
33	Layne, J. N., J. A. Stallcup, G. E. Woolfenden, M. N. McCauley, and D. J. Worley. 1977. Fish and wildlife inventory of the seven-county region included in the Central Florida Phosphate Industry Areawide Environmental Impact Study. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Technical Information Services PB-278 456, Volume 1. 643pp.
34	Lee, J. C. 1986. Is the large-male mating advantage in anurans an epiphenomenon? Oecologia (Berlin) 69:207–212.
35	Lee, J. C. 1990. Sources of extraneous variation in the study of meristic characters: the effect of size and of inter-observer variability. Systematic Zoology 39:31–39.
36	Lee, J. C. 1999. Evolution of secondary sexual dimorphism in the toad, Bufo marinus. Page 148 (abstract) in Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the 79th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 15th Annual Meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society, 47th Annual Meeting of the Herpetologists' League, and the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 24–30 June 1999, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA.
37	Lee, J. C. 2001. Evolution of a secondary sexual dimorphism in the toad, Bufo marinus. Copeia 2001:928–935.
38	Lee, J. C., and A. D. Corrales. 2002. Sexual dimorphism in hind-limb muscle mass is associated with male reproductive success in Bufo marinus. Journal of Herpetology 36:502–505.
39	Lever, C. 2001. The cane toad: the history and ecology of a successful colonist. Westbury Academic and Scientific Publishing, Otley, United Kingdom. 230pp.
40	Lever, C. 2003. Naturalized reptiles and amphibians of the world. Oxford University Press, New York, New York, USA. 318pp.
41	Lobdell, R. N. 1936. Field and laboratory studies upon insect pests of south Florida with particular reference to method of control. Annual Report of the Agricultural Experiment Station., University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
42	Lodge, T. E. 1994. The Everglades handbook: understanding the ecosystem. St. Lucie Press, Delray Beach, Florida, USA. 228pp.
43	McCoid, M. J. 1995. Non-native reptiles and amphibians. Pages 433–437 in E. T. Laroe, G. S. Farris, C. E. Puckett, P. D. Doran, and M. J. Mac, editors. Our living resources. National Biological Survey, Washington, D.C.
44	Meshaka, W. E., Jr. 1993. Hurricane Andrew and the colonization of five invading species in south Florida. Florida Scientist 56:193–201.
45	Meshaka, W. E., Jr. 1994. Giant toad eaten by red-shouldered hawk. Florida Field Naturalist 22:54–55.
46	Meshaka, W. E., Jr. 1997. The herpetofauna of Buck Island Ranch: an altered wetland in south-central Florida. Florida Scientist 60:1–7.
47	Meshaka, W. E., Jr., B. P. Butterfield, and J. B. Hauge. 2004. The exotic amphibians and reptiles of Florida. Krieger, Melbourne, Florida, USA. 166pp.
48	Myers, G. S. 1945. Possible introduction of Argentine toads into Florida. Copeia 1945:44.
49	Nellis, D. W. 1997. Poisonous plants and animals of Florida and the Caribbean. Pineapple Press, Sarasota, Florida, USA. 315pp.
50	Office of Environmental Education. 1995. Invading exotic species in Florida. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Environmental Education Leaflet No. 7. 2pp.
51	O'Keefe, M. T. 1973. Spread of the aliens (No. 2). Florida Sportsman 4(5):46–51.
52	Oliver, J. H., Jr., M. P. Hayes, J. E. Keirans, and D. R. Lavender. 1993. Establishment of the foreign parthenogenetic tick Amblyomma rotundatum (Acari: Ixodidae) in Florida. Journal of Parasitology 79:786–790.
53	Philcox, P., and B. Boe. 1999. The Sunshine State almanac and book of Florida-related stuff. Pineapple Press, Sarasota, Florida, USA. 354pp.
54	Punzo, F., and L. Lindstrom. 2001. The toxicity of eggs of the giant toad, Bufo marinus to aquatic predators in a Florida retention pond. Journal of Herpetology 35:693–697.
55	Reiger, G. 1974. The scandal of living room zoos. National Wildlife 12(6):4–12.
56	Rice, K. G., A. D. Dove, M. E. Crockett, and J. H. Waddle. 2003. Inventory and monitoring of the amphibians and reptiles of Biscayne National Park. Pages 145–146 (abstract) in GEER Program and Abstracts, Joint Conference on the Science and Restoration of the Greater Everglades and Florida Bay Ecosystem – "From Kissimmee to the Keys," 13–18 April 2003, Palm Harbor, Florida, USA.
57	Rice, K. G., A. D. Dove, M. E. Crockett, and J. H. Waddle. 2003. Inventory and monitoring of the amphibians and reptiles of Biscayne National Park. Pages 182–183 in A. E. Torres, A. L. Higer, H. S. Henkel, P. R. Mixson, J. R. Eggleston, T. L. Embry, and G. Clement, compilers. U.S. Geological Survey Greater Everglades Science Program: 2002 Biennial Report, including USGS abstracts of presentations made at the Joint Science Conference on Florida Bay and Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) – "From Kissimmee to the Keys," April 13–18, 2003, Palm Harbor, Florida. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-54, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
58	Riemer, W. J. 1958. Giant toads of Florida. Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 21:207–211.
59	Rossi, J. V. 1981. Bufo marinus in Florida: some natural history and its impact on native vertebrates. M.A. Thesis, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA. 75pp.
60	Rossi, J. V. 1983. The use of olfactory cues by Bufo marinus. Journal of Herpetology 17:72–73.
61	Stevenson, D., and D. Crowe. 1992. Geographic distribution: Bufo marinus (giant toad). Herpetological Review 23:85.
62	Stiling, P. 1989. Exotics—biological invasions. Florida Wildlife 43(5):13–16.
63	Wilson, L. D., and L. Porras. 1983. The ecological impact of man on the south Florida herpetofauna. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Special Publication No. 9, Lawrence, Kansas, USA. 89pp.
64	Wright, K. 1996. Florida's aliens. Reptiles Magazine 4(6):24–26, 28–29.
65	Wygoda, M. L. 1984. Low cutaneous evaporative water loss in arboreal frogs. Physiological Zoology 57:329–337.

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