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#1854 · 🐸 amphibians

Greenhouse Frog

🇳🇱 Broeikaskikker ·Eleutherodactylus planirostris

LCleast concern 🐸 Amphibians 📍 in the Netherlands
Greenhouse Frog, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Lawrence Haselmaier · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The greenhouse frog , Eleutherodactylus planirostris , is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae, native to Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands, and it has been introduced to other areas, such as Florida, Hawaii, and Guam.

base stats

  • NL sightings 1iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 13,151iNaturalist observations
  • threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • Spotted 1 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #21 most seen of the amphibians in NL.
  • 13,151 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named by Edward Drinker Cope in 1862 (164 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Greenhouse Frog
Nederlands
Broeikaskikker
scientific name
Eleutherodactylus planirostris
class
Amphibia
order
Anura
family
Eleutherodactylidae
IUCN Red List
LC · least concern
sightings in NL
1
sightings in Europe
1
sightings worldwide
13,151
GBIF records in NL
0
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1862 by Edward Drinker Cope

IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.

relatives· Eleutherodactylidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 22631, Wikidata Q3010817, GBIF 2424089, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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