A closeup view of a Cuban tree frog. We have a problem with Cuban tree frogs. They eat a lot of animals including our native green tree frogs and breed voraciously — they can lay 1,000 eggs a year.

DEADLY FOR PETS AND PEOPLE. >> THE INVASIVE CUBAN TREE FROG, WE FOUND IT IN VOLUSIA COUY.NT >> UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCHERS SAY IT’S JUST ONE, BUT THEY FEAR THERE Y BEMA OTHER CUBAN TREE ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica--The Cuban Tree Frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) has made its way to Jamaica, bringing with it significant ecological and economic concerns. While this invasive species, first ...

Called Cuban tree frogs, they are originally from the Caribbean and were introduced in the 1920s in Florida, where they are threatening native and much smaller tree frogs and other species that ...

A Cuban tree frog that made headlines in New Brunswick as a ship stowaway in 2008 has died. Cassie — short for Castro — was one of two tree frogs housed at Fredericton's Science East.

Florida has been contending with the invasive Cuban tree frog for at least 100 years, according to the IFAS Extension at the University of Florida. The frogs are now well established as far north as ...

Cuban tree frogs prey on beetles, roaches, small lizards, snakes, and other frogs. Their tadpoles can also out-compete endemic or local frog species, thus contributing to their decline.

Female Cuban tree frogs can reach up to 100 millimeters in length, or about 4 inches, he said. "If you see one that's as big as your hand, that's definitely a Cuban tree frog," Glorioso said.

Learn how to recognize native tree frogs and the Cuban ones by calling me at 321-697-3000, e-mailing [email protected] or visiting the extension office at Osceola Heritage Park.

For the time being, the frog is being kept in a Tupperware container as a precaution. If it is indeed a Cuban tree frog, its skin would be covered with a slightly toxic mucus, Elliott said.

Cuban tree frogs are large frogs that originated in Key West and are typically found in Florida. They have gradually spread to Georgia, particularly in the Savannah, Brunswick and St. Simons areas.