#1927 · 🐸 amphibians

Cuban Tree Frog

🇳🇱 Cubaanse Boomkikker ·Osteopilus septentrionalis

LCleast concern 🐸 Amphibians 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Allan Hopkins · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
2. © Raúl MT · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Gonzalo Giribet · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Andy Bridges · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © microavedteriyakiturkey · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Kevin Judge · CC BY 4.0
7. Ave Maria, FL, US:© shmavin · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María Cayo Santa María Villa Clara Cuba:© Adrian Braidotti · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. 1108 Parkside Dr, Ormond Beach, FL, US:© Mary · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Chittenden, Vermont, United States:© Emily Anderson · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Cuban tree frog ( Osteopilus septentrionalis ) is an amphibian native to the Caribbean region of the Western Hemisphere. It is the largest tree frog of North America. Its wide diet and ability to thrive amongst humans has made it a highly invasive species with established colonies throughout peninsular Florida, the Hawaiian island of Oahu, and throughout the Caribbean Islands. 5 in (76 to 140 mm) and vary in color from olive-brown...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 32,344iNaturalist 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

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
32,344 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by André Marie Constant Duméril in 1841 (185 years ago).