Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID195
GroupAmphibians-Frogs
GenusEleutherodactylus
Speciesplanirostris
Common NameGreenhouse Frog
StateLA
CountyOrleans
LocalityAudubon Park Zoo, New Orleans in 8 hectare area surrounding Odenheimer Aquarium
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameEastern Louisiana Coastal
HUC8 Number08090203
HUC10 NameCanal No 2-Frontal Lake Pontchartrain
HUC10 Number0809020301
HUC12 NameMetairie Canal-Canal No 2
HUC12 Number080902030103
Map
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Collection Day31
Collection Month8
Collection Year1976
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on plants
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:12060
Author:Plotkin, M., and R. Atkinson
Date:1979
Title:Geographic Distribution: Eleutherodactylus planirostris planirostris (Greenhouse Frog). USA: Louisiana.
Journal:Herpetological Review
Volume:10
Issue:2
Pages:59
CommentsFirst record for Louisiana and a range extension of over 500 0 km. The mottled phase of this frog has been observed in this locality since Spring 1975 (record #40375). The striped phase has not been seen
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest RecordState
Museum Cat NumberMCZ 92621-27
VerifierB. Shreve and K. Forsgaard
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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