Plastic wrapper ingestion by the invasive Cane Toad (Rhinella marina) in an urban residential area, Davao Oriental, Philippines
Year: 2026
Type: other
Abstract: Video documentation of an adult Rhinella marina (Cane Toad) ingesting and swallowing a discarded transparent plastic wrapper on a residential road in Martinez Subdivision, Barangay Dahican, City of Mati, Davao Oriental Province, Philippines (6.93556°N, 126.25396°E; WGS 84). Recorded at 2240 h on 14 August 2026. The observation was made in a densely populated residential area with a high concentration of student boarding houses, where household waste had been scattered along the road, apparently by foraging domestic dogs. This footage supports a submitted Natural History Note documenting anthropogenic debris ingestion by the invasive Cane Toad in an urban Philippine setting.
Authors: Bation, Lorjie, Ponce, Amy
Institution: Davao Oriental State University
Language: English
Subfield: Pollution
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7203589702