Specimen ID | 249 |
Group | Amphibians-Frogs |
Genus | Osteopilus |
Species | septentrionalis |
Common Name | Cuban Treefrog |
State | FL |
County | Okeechobee |
Locality | Okeechobee (town), on downtown buildings |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
HUC8 Name | Northern Okeechobee Inflow |
HUC8 Number | 03090102 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 19 |
Collection Month | 9 |
Collection Year | 1993 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on plants |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 12083 |
Author: | Meshaka, W.E. Jr., and B. Ferster |
Date: | 1995 |
Title: | Two species of snakes prey on Cuban treefrogs in southern Florida. |
Journal: | Florida Field Naturalist |
Volume: | 23 |
Issue: | 4 |
Pages: | 97-98 |
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Comments | Eaten by a black racer (Coluber constrictor) partially concealed by a loose palm axil of a queen palm tree (Arecastrum romanzoffianum) approximately 0.5 m above the ground. Cuban treefrog in this area are abundant. |
Record Type | Literature |
Verifier | Meshaka, W. E. and B. Ferster |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |
Size | 24 mm SVL |