Osteopilus septentrionalis (Dumeril and Bibron, 1841) Family: Hylidae Cuban Treefrog Status: Potential Colonizer
Description: A large treefrog with greatly expanded toe-pads and the skin on the top of the head is co-ossified to the skull. It ranges in color from brown to green and can either be plain or patterned with irregular darker blotches and streaks. The skin is has a granular to warty texture.
Distribution: This large treefrog is native to Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands. Populations have become established on the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Florida and Hawaii. It is included in this book because it is a capable colonizer and occurs in Florida and Hawaii (Hedges et al. 2010), both of which ship goods and ornamental plants to the Mariana Islands.
Blair Hedges, Luis Díaz, Beatrice Ibéné, Rafael Joglar, Robert Powell, Federico Bolaños, Gerardo Chaves. 2010. Osteopilus septentrionalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T55811A11368202. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T55811A11368202.en. Downloaded on 07 October 2017.