Editing Cane toad (section)

===As an introduced species===
The cane toad has been introduced to many regions of the world—particularly the Pacific—for the biological control of agricultural pests.<ref name="Tyler1989p111">{{Harvnb|Tyler|1989|page=111}}</ref> These introductions have generally been well documented, and the cane toad may be one of the most studied of any [[introduced species]].<ref name="Easteall981p94">{{Harvnb|Easteal|1981|page=94}}</ref>

Before the early 1840s, the cane toad had been introduced into [[Martinique]] and [[Barbados]], from [[French Guiana]] and [[Guyana]].<ref name="Easteal1981p96">{{Harvnb|Easteal|1981|page=96}}</ref> An introduction to [[Jamaica]] was made in 1844 in an attempt to reduce the rat population.<ref name="Lannoo2005p417">{{Harvnb|Lannoo|2005|page=417}}</ref> Despite its failure to control the rodents, the cane toad was introduced to [[Puerto Rico]] in the early 20th century in the hope that it would counter a beetle infestation ravaging the sugarcane plantations. The Puerto Rican scheme was successful and halted the economic damage caused by the beetles, prompting scientists in the 1930s to promote it as an ideal solution to agricultural pests.<ref name="Tyler1989p112-113">{{Harvnb|Tyler|1989|pages=112–113}}</ref>

As a result, many countries in the Pacific region emulated the lead of Puerto Rico and introduced the toad in the 1930s.<ref name="Tyler1989p113-114">{{Harvnb|Tyler|1989|pages=113–114}}</ref> Introduced populations are in [[Australia]], [[Florida]],<ref name="Smith2005p433-441">{{Harvnb|Smith|2005|pages=433–441}}</ref> [[Papua New Guinea]],<ref name="ZugLindgremPippet1975p31-50">{{Harvnb|Zug|Lindgrem|Pippet|1975|pages=31–50}}</ref> the [[Philippines]],<ref name="Alcala1957p90-96">{{Harvnb|Alcala|1957|pages=90–96}}</ref> the [[Ogasawara Islands|Ogasawara]], [[Ishigaki Island]] and the [[Daitō Islands]] of Japan,<ref name="KideraEtAl2008p423-440">{{Harvnb|Kidera|Tandavanitj|Oh|Nakanishi|2008|pages=423–440}}</ref> [[Taiwan]] [[Nantou County|Nantou]] [[Caotun]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2021/12/07/2003769158|title=Cane toad invasion raises alarm in Nantou|last=Sean Chang|first=Sean Chang|publisher=Sean Chang|date=December 7, 2021|website=Taiwan News of Taipeitimes|access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref> most Caribbean islands,<ref name="Tyler1989p113-114"/> [[Fiji]] and many other Pacific islands,<ref name="Tyler1989p113-114"/> including [[Hawaii]].<ref name="OliverShaw1953p65-95">{{Harvnb|Oliver|Shaw|1953|pages=65–95}}</ref><ref name="Hinckley1963p253-259">{{Harvnb|Hinckley|1963|pages=253–259}}</ref> Since then, the cane toad has become a pest in many host countries, and poses a serious threat to native animals.<ref name="Tyler1989p113" />