Only his mother ...

Rumour has been drifting around the market-place that the notorious Cane Toad has changed his name. Instead of Bufo marinus, he now wishes to be called Rhinella marina. It seems that the story is true. Obviously, he now considers Bufo to be too coarse and common, and who could blame him. Rhinella has much more class and may make him more attractive to former critics. So when you wander out in the evening and greet him with a cheery "What ho, Bufo", you will find that he ignores you completely. As he is still getting used to his new name, he probably won't respond to " Hi, yellah fellah, Rhinella " either. We have a feeling that the new name will not result in a change of habits. The noted dramatist Will Shakespeare ( with whom I am very friendly ) claims "that which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet", and in similar vein, we feel that a Cane Toad by any other name is still an ugly PEST !