Title

Geographical Distribution: Eleutherodactylus Planirostris (Greenhouse Frog).

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Herpetological Review

Volume

45

Issue

4

Publisher

Ssar

Publication Date

1-1-2014

First Page

652

Last Page

653

Abstract

E. planirostris is a frog native to Cuba, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands. It has been introduced to countries worldwide and there are established populations in the Caribbean, North and Central America, Oceania and Asia. This species is commonly transported unintentionally as a hitchhiker in nursery plants and materials and can rapidly colonise new areas. E. planirostris thrives in human-altered landscapes and is well-adapted to a variety of disturbed and natural habitats. It may threaten native invertebrate communities and compete with native insectivore species. Due to its small size, inconspicuous call and habitat, initial infestations of this species are often overlooked until populations are already too large and widespread to control. E. planirostris is listed as invasive in Florida, Louisiana and Hawaii, USA.

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