Specimen ID | 269548 |
Group | Amphibians-Frogs |
Genus | Osteopilus |
Species | septentrionalis |
Common Name | Cuban Treefrog |
State | FL |
County | Volusia |
Locality | Bouchelle Island, on N side of S causway (Rt. AIA) [near New Smyrna Beach] |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
HUC8 Name | Cape Canaveral |
HUC8 Number | 03080202 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 13 |
Collection Month | 8 |
Collection Year | 1996 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on plants |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 18026 |
Author: | Campbell, T.S. |
Date: | 1999 |
Title: | Geographic Distribution: Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban Treefrog) USA: Florida: Volusia Co. |
Journal: | Herpetological Review |
Volume: | 30 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 50-51 |
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Comments | One male collected from the crotch of a cabbage palm. Three others (two males and one female) were observed in the palms on the island. This area is being developed as a residential community. |
Record Type | Specimen |
Earliest Record | county |
Disposal | Florida Muesum of Natural History-Gainesville, FL |
Museum Cat Number | UF 115254 |
Verifier | Arthur C. Echternact |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 4 |