A friend bought a tropical plant and got this bonus with it:
Any ideas on the ID?
Josh
Frog ID request
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- herpseeker1978
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Re: Frog ID request
Can you please mention the country of origin of said plant? Also a clearer picture would help a lot.
- herpseeker1978
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1 1/2" long, that's all I know.
Josh
Josh
Re: Frog ID request
Can't tell the iD based on that, even if the country of origin were to be known it would help a lot in identifying atleast the genus of that frog.
- reptologist
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Re: Frog ID request
looks like a Cuban tree frog. Osteopilus septentrionalis
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My 1st thought was a Cuban as well, but I am very unfamiliar with other species of frog that may turn up in plant shipments. I see Cubans all the time down here in Florida, so I'm thinking my mind just went to what I would expect to see.
- mtratcliffe
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Based on photos I've seen elsewhere, that could be any one of a number of Central American-ish treefrog species.
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If your friend still has it, tell him to rub the skin on the frogs head. (I am being serious) If it does not move, it is Osteocephalus and likely a Cuban treefrog. Their skin is fused to their skull. If it does move, then I have no idea.
- Berkeley Boone
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Cuban treefrog is a good guess. It may also be the Mexican treefrog, Smilisca baudinii. I've found a few of those in potted tropical plants.
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