



Greenhouse Frog - Eleutherodactylus planirostris


- Diagnostic Features:
- Size: 0.5 to 1.25 inches
- Color:
- Other:
- Two pattern phases: striped with light
longitudinal stripes; mottled, with irregular light and dark markings
- Reddish eyes
- Belly white
- Natural History:
- Habitat:
- Often found in gardens, greenhouses,
dumps, hardwood hammocks, gopher tortoise burrows, and small stream
valleys
- Behavior:
- Terrestrial, hide by day or in dry
weather under boards, leaves, trash, or other debris where there is
some moisture
- Move about only at night or rainy weather
- Breeding:
- Eggs are deposited under damp vegetation
or debris
- No tadpole stage
- Breeds from May - September
- Voice: Sonogram
: Call
- Short, melodious, birdlike chirps, usually 4
- 6 in a series, very soft calls.
- Tadpoles:
- Develops directly, no tadpole stage
- Range:
- Introduced, probably originally from Cuba. In
the US, found in Southern Florida, isolated populations in the Florida
panhandle, Southern Alabama, New Orleans, and Georgia
- In Georgia, they have been found in the Savannah, St.
Simons Island and Thomasville areas.


- In Green:
Sound Recordings
- In Magenta:
Photograph, may or may not be sound record
- In Orange:
County Record by other Herp Atlas Volunteers
- In Red:
US Distribution from various sources


May 25, 2008 - wwknapp@mindspring.com