Osteopilus septentrionalis Cuban Treefrog
Also known as:
Cuban Tree Frog
near Everglades National Park, Miami-Dade County, FloridaMarch 23, 2013
Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis)
Cuban Treefrogs are large, noisy, and common in South Florida. This fails to explain why I had never seen one in my numerous visits to the area over the years. Thanks to Dick Bartlett and Jake Scott for giving me some specific ideas about where to look. I ended up seeing a half-dozen or so, but this was the only one down low enough to pose for a decent photo.
near Everglades National Park, Miami-Dade County, FloridaMarch 1, 2021
Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis)
This is an invasive species, which does not belong in South Florida. But it sure is a fine-looking frog.
Lucky Hammock, near Everglades National Park, Miami-Dade County, FloridaDecember 19, 2022
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I hit a bonanza of these treefrogs around Lucky Hammock at night. I don't know if their populations are (still) growing or whether I was just in the right place at the right time to see them.
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