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Friday, September 10, 2010 | 8:38 AM
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Arizona's unique wildlife: the Sonoran Desert Toad
Maricopa is in the Sonoran Desert, home to some of the most unique wildlife you will see anywhere. If you survive the 115+ summer temperatures and wild monsoon weather, one species you are guaranteed to see is the Sonoran Desert Toad. He is also called the Colorado River Toad, or – in scientific circles –
Bufo alvarius
.
Of the 260 or so toads that inhabit the earth, this is one of the few classified as psychoactive. The skin and venom contain a mixture of bufotenin – a tryptamine found in some mushrooms – and 5-MeO-DMT – a psychedelic tryptamine. This is their primary source of defense. The venom is stored in glands behind their
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