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Osteopilus septentrionalis
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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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!
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.
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.
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?
why is the frog in a plastic bag?