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Nonnative Amphibians

Estimated trend in populations

  • 2 species are expanding
  • 2 species have unknown population levels

Breeding status

  • 4 species have been breeding at least 10 years (but not necessarily consecutive years).

Established status

  • 3 Established: Populations are confirmed breeding and apparently self-sustaining for 10 or more consecutive years.
  • 1 Species are present and breeding but for less than 10 years.

Distribution range

  • 3 species occur in 21-50 counties,
  • 1 species occur in 1 counties

Click on a species Common Name to get details for that species.

Common NameScientific nameFirst yearBreeding statusEstablished
Frogs and Toads
Giant ToadBufo  marinus1957At least 10 years  Established
Greenhouse FrogEleutherodactylus  planirostris1875At least 10 yearsEstablished
CoquiEleutherodactylus  coqui1973At least 10 yearsPotentially Established
Cuban TreefrogOsteopilus  septentrionalis1931At least 10 yearsEstablished

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