Specimen Information

Osteopilus septentrionalis
Osteopilus septentrionalis
(Cuban Treefrog)
Amphibians-Frogs
Exotic

Specimen ID166702
GroupAmphibians-Frogs
GenusOsteopilus
Speciesseptentrionalis
Common NameCuban Treefrog
StateKS
CountyEllis
LocalityHays, Ellis County
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameBig
HUC8 Number10260007
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month7
Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on plants
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:15694
Author:Taggart, T.W.
Date:2006
Title:Kansas herpetofaunal atlas: an online reference.
Publisher:Fort Hays State University.
CommentsA single specimen was found alive in a shipment of flowers. It cannot endure Kansas winters.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalSternberg Museum of Natural History
Museum Cat NumberMHP 11499
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Number Preserved1


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