greenhouse frog
(Eleutherodactylus planirostris)
This species is Introduced in the United States
Origin
Eleutherodactylus planirostris is native to Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and northern Bahamas. Greenhouse frogs were introduced accidentally to the United States through imported live-plants and landscape materials, hence its name.
Life Cycle
E. planirostris is brown in coloration with distinct reddish or orange tones that are striped or variably mottled in pattern. Small in size, adult E. planirostris have a snout-vent length of 5/8 -1.25 in. (16-32 mm). Greenhouse frogs are a terrestrial species found in sheltered habitats including moist leaf-litter, decaying logs, bags of mulch, gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) burrows, and gardens. E. planirostris are sexually dimorphic with females possessing longer snout-vent length. Females lay 3-26 eggs in a clutch with eggs hatching 13-20 days after being laid. Greenhouse frogs have no tadpole phase. Direct metamorphosis takes place inside the eggs.
Distribution
E. planirostris has been introduced across the southeast United States, Guam, Hawaii, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Established and known breeding populations occur in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, and Louisiana.
Control Efforts
Awareness of E. planirostris is important for preventing its spread through the transportation of live plants and landscaping materials. Hot water and vapor treatments are effective at controlling movement on shipping materials (Olson et al. 2012).
https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?speciesID=61
https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/84737
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/nwrc/publications/12pubs/pitt121.pdf
Eleutherodactylus planirostris is native to Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and northern Bahamas. Greenhouse frogs were introduced accidentally to the United States through imported live-plants and landscape materials, hence its name.
Life Cycle
E. planirostris is brown in coloration with distinct reddish or orange tones that are striped or variably mottled in pattern. Small in size, adult E. planirostris have a snout-vent length of 5/8 -1.25 in. (16-32 mm). Greenhouse frogs are a terrestrial species found in sheltered habitats including moist leaf-litter, decaying logs, bags of mulch, gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) burrows, and gardens. E. planirostris are sexually dimorphic with females possessing longer snout-vent length. Females lay 3-26 eggs in a clutch with eggs hatching 13-20 days after being laid. Greenhouse frogs have no tadpole phase. Direct metamorphosis takes place inside the eggs.
Distribution
E. planirostris has been introduced across the southeast United States, Guam, Hawaii, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Established and known breeding populations occur in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, and Louisiana.
Control Efforts
Awareness of E. planirostris is important for preventing its spread through the transportation of live plants and landscaping materials. Hot water and vapor treatments are effective at controlling movement on shipping materials (Olson et al. 2012).
https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?speciesID=61
https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/84737
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/nwrc/publications/12pubs/pitt121.pdf
Resources
- Florida's Exotic Wildlife Species Detail - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database - U.S. Geological Survey
- Non-Native Aquatic Species in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Regions - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
Selected Images
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Lists - This map identifies those states that have this species on their invasive species list or law.
Invasive Listing Sources
Taxonomic Rank
| Domain: Eukarya |
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Chordata |
| Class: Amphibia |
| Order: Anura |
| Family: Leptodactylidae |
| Subfamily: Eleutherodactylinae |
| Genus: Eleutherodactylus |
| Eleutherodactylus planirostris |
References
Common Name Reference: Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database.
Scientific Name Reference: Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database.