Cuban tree frog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Cuban tree frog lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Osteopilus septentrionalis
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Hylidae

Where does the Cuban tree frog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Cuban tree frog in 6 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Cuban tree frog endangered?

The Cuban tree frog’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Cuban tree frog?

The Cuban tree frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Hylidae, genus Osteopilus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Cuban tree frog

The Cuban tree frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) is a large species of tree frog that is native to Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands; but has become invasive in several other places around the Americas. Its wide diet and ability to thrive in urban areas has made it a highly invasive species with established colonies in places such as Florida, the Hawaiian island of Oahu, and the Caribbean Islands. These tree frogs can vary in size from 2 to 5.5 inches (5 to 12.7 cm) in length. Due to their large size, Cuban tree frogs can eat a wide variety of things, particularly native tree frogs, and their removal has shown to result in an increase in the amount of native tree frogs in an area. The tadpoles of Cuban tree frogs also heavily compete with native frog tadpoles, which can cause negative effects in body mass, size at metamorphosis, and growth rates for the native tadpoles.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cuban tree frog (revision 1379780753), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1790867 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).