Specimen Information

Eleutherodactylus planirostris
Eleutherodactylus planirostris
(Greenhouse Frog)
Amphibians-Frogs
Exotic

Specimen ID266484
GroupAmphibians-Frogs
GenusEleutherodactylus
Speciesplanirostris
Common NameGreenhouse Frog
StateLA
CountyCalcasieu
LocalityMcNeese State University campus, Lake Charles
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Calcasieu
HUC8 Number08080206
Map
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Collection Day13
Collection Month7
Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on plants
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18974
Author:Williams, A.A., and W.L. Wygoda
Date:1997
Title:Geographic Distribution: Eutherodactylus planirostris (Greenhouse Frog): USA: Louisiana.
Journal:Herpetological Review
Volume:28
Issue:4
Pages:207
CommentsOne gravid female collected. Males heard calling from the collection site. "First parish record and the only record in the state outside of the New Orleans area as mapped by Dundee and Rossman (1989 The Amphibians and Reptiles of Louisiana. LSU Press, Baton Rouge. 300 pp)."
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordcounty
VerifierJeff Boundy
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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