Cuban treefrog
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- Work cat.: 200134784: The Cuban treefrog in Florida, 2001:CIP galley (Osteopilus septentrionalis)
- Amphibian species of the world, c1985:p. 168 (Osteopilus septentrionalis; original name, Hyla septentrionalis)
- Standard common and current scientific names for North American amphibians and reptiles, 1978:p. 12 (Osteopilus septentrionalis; Cuban treefrog)
- Conant, R. A field guide to reptiles and amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, 1975:p. 325 (Cuban treefrog; Hyla septentrionalis)
- Wright, A.H. Handbk. of frogs and toads of the U.S. and Canada, 1995, c1933:p. 10 (Key West tree frog, Hyla septentrionalis) p. 338 ([species account] Giant tree frog, Hyla septentrionalis)
The Cuban tree frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) is a large species of tree frog that is native to Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands; but has become invasive in several other places around the Americas. Its wide diet and ability to thrive in urban areas has made it a highly invasive species with established colonies in places such as Florida, the Hawaiian island of Oahu, and the Caribbean Islands. These tree frogs can vary in size from 2 to 5.5 inches (5 to 12.7 cm) in length. Due to their large size, Cuban tree frogs can eat a wide variety of things, particularly native tree frogs, and their removal has shown to result in an increase in the amount of native tree frogs in an area. The tadpoles of Cuban tree frogs also heavily compete with native frog tadpoles, which can cause negative effects in body mass, size at metamorphosis, and growth rates for the native tadpoles.
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