22-Jun-2023 Theme: 'Toad'

(1) In January, park rangers in North Queensland reported finding what they believed might be the largest cane toad ever, weighing an estimated (a) 0.7kg (b) 1.7kg (c) 2.7kg (d) 3.7kg (e) 4.7kg

Answer: (c) 2.7kg

(2) According to media reports, what nickname did the rangers give to the giant toad?

Answer: Toadzilla.

(3) Austral toadflax - Thesium austral – is listed as nationally vulnerable, and is ‘presumed extinct’ in one State. Which State?

Answer: Tasmania.

(4) ‘The Under Toad’ – a mispronunciation of undertow – featured as a code word for anxiety in in what 1978 novel by John Irving?

Answer: The World According to Garp.

(5) Where in Australia would you find the yellow-bellied three-toed skink, Saiphos equalis?

Answer: North east NSW or South east Queensland.

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