Bufo toad in the grass. In the Bufonidea family known as a cane toad, giant neotropical or marine toad found in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale South Florida. Dangerous to dogs & cats with poisonous glands. The cane toad, also known as the giant neotropical toad or marine toad, is a large, terrestrial true toad native to South and mainland Central America, but which has been introduced to various islands throughout Oceania and the Caribbean, as well as Northern Australia. It is the world's largest toad.