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Cuban Tree Frog

Osteopilus septentrionalis

Notes:

I took a pic of where I found it. This is my third Cuban Tree Frog find but my first time documenting it with Noah. We live in a small residential area with lots of trees. When I opened the awning on the side of the house @10:30am the frog was hiding on an inner rail shown in the pic. If you would like more info please contact me.

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5 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thank you for responding. I apologize for not remembering the destruction the Cuban Tree Frog has done to the whole amphibian ecosystem in Florida. Thank you for helping fight the invasive species problem, and I deeply apologize for misunderstanding! I hope to see many more of your spottings (hopefully native :D ) here on Project Noah!

Strawberry Rain
Strawberry Rain 11 years ago

I appreciate everyone's concern and I would never treat any creature badly. This time your barking up the wrong tree. If you look at the Cuban Tree Frog mission web site I was doing EXACTLY what they said to do. The Cuban Tree frog is an invasive species it eats the native tree frogs and they have desamated the population to the point of no return. I was careful and kind but since I can't send him back to Cuba I did what was asked.

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Hi Strawberry Rain & welcome to Project Noah!
Here's a tip for you if you want to get good photos of frogs. If you gently place the frog on the surface you would like to photograph them on & leave your hands cupped over it for about a minute until you can feel that the frog has stopped moving, it will probably stay put for a while once you have removed your hands. If it starts to move again you can repeat the process.
This is a kinder & less stressful way to handle a frog & you will get much better photos too. Just make sure your hands are clean amphibians have absorbent skin & could be harmed by chemicals or bugspray.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Hello Strawberry Rain, and welcome to Noah! Putting frogs in plastic bags while they are living greatly increases their risk of suffocation. Was this frog dead?

MariaPomsaharova
MariaPomsaharova 11 years ago

why is the frog in a plastic bag?

Strawberry Rain
Spotted by
Strawberry Rain

Florida, USA

Spotted on Jul 19, 2012
Submitted on Jul 19, 2012

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