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Cuban tree frog

Osteopilus septentrionalis (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)

LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads

The cuban tree frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) is a species in the family Hylidae, order Anura. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Cuban tree frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis)
Photo: Munkel · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the cuban tree frog

Weight
Not recorded
Length
up to 16.5 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
12.9 years
Main food
arthropods, vertebratessrc for Main food
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
815 – 1,500src for Young per litter or clutch
Reproduction
Eggssrc for Reproduction
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

What eats the cuban tree frog?

Species recorded in published studies and collections.

Recorded predators of the cuban tree frog

3 on record

  1. Ribbon snake Thamnophis saurita9 sources
  2. Racer Cubophis caymanus5 sources
  3. Garden snake Thamnophis sirtalis4 sources

Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).

References for these records
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/12290776
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71825197
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/238431711
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/170223487
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199620917
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199620916
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/324942752
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/165027766
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194079709

Where does the cuban tree frog live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the cuban tree frog as introduced in 14 countries, and flagged as invasive in 3 of them.

  1. Anguillainvasive
  2. British Virgin Islandsinvasive
  3. Curaçaoinvasive
  4. Antigua & Barbuda
  5. Costa Rica
  6. Dominica
  7. Grenada
  8. Jamaica
  9. Peru
  10. St. Kitts & Nevis
  11. St. Lucia
  12. St. Martin
  13. Turks & Caicos Islands
  14. United States

Also listed for parts of: Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Saba, invasive); France (Saint Barthelemy, invasive).

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

What is the cuban tree frog?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Cuban tree frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) is a large species of tree frog that is native to Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands; but has become invasive in several other places around the Americas. Its wide diet and ability to thrive in urban areas has made it a highly invasive species with established colonies in places such as Florida, the Hawaiian island of Oahu, and the Caribbean Islands. These tree frogs can vary in size from 2 to 5.5 inches (5 to 12.7 cm) in length. Due to their large size, Cuban tree frogs can eat a wide variety of things, particularly native tree frogs, and their removal has shown to result in an increase in the amount of native tree frogs in an area. The tadpoles of Cuban tree frogs also heavily compete with native frog tadpoles, which can cause negative effects in body mass, size at metamorphosis, and growth rates for the native tadpoles.

From the Wikipedia article “Cuban tree frog” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cuban_tree_frog&oldid=1382396805), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the cuban tree frog endangered?

The cuban tree frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the cuban tree frog classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyHylidae
  6. genusOsteopilus
  7. SpeciesOsteopilus septentrionalis (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)

Synonyms Dendrohyas septentrionalis, Hyla dominicensis insulsa, Hyla dominicensis insulsa, Hyla dominicensis septentrionalis, Hyla dominicensis septentrionalis, Hyla insulsa, Hyla microterodisca, Hyla schebestana, Hyla septentrionalis, Hyla septentrionalis septentrionalis, Osteopilus gratiosa, Trachycephalus insulsus, Trachycephalus marmoratus, Trachycephalus septentrionalis, Trachycephalus wrightii

Other names and names in other languages (20)
  • Cuban treefrogEnglish
  • Cuban treefrogEnglish
  • Cuban treefrogEnglish
  • Giant tree-frogEnglish
  • Giant tree-frogEnglish
  • rosnička kubánskáCzech
  • KubalaubfroschGerman
  • Kuba-LaubfroschGerman
  • Rana Arborícola CubanaSpanish
  • Hila plataneraSpanish
  • Rana PlataneraSpanish
  • Rainette de CubaFrench
  • Rainette de Cuba (La)French
  • Raganella cubanaItalian
  • キューバズツキガエルJapanese
  • 쿠바청개구리Korean
  • Cubaanse boomkikkerDutch
  • Perereca-cubanaPortuguese
  • Кубинская квакшаRussian
  • Исполинская квакшаRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the cuban tree frog

Other species in the same genus Osteopilus.

CompareCuban tree frog vs Dominican treefrogCuban tree frog vs Antilles tree frogCuban tree frog vs Brown tree frogCuban tree frog vs Hispaniola treefrog

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the cuban tree frog endangered?

The cuban tree frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What does the cuban tree frog eat?

Its recorded main food is arthropods and vertebrates.

Is the cuban tree frog an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the cuban tree frog as invasive in 3 countries: Anguilla, British Virgin Islands and Curaçao. It lists it as introduced in 14 in all.

What kind of animal is the cuban tree frog?

The cuban tree frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) belongs to the family Hylidae in the order Anura.

What eats the cuban tree frog?

Animals recorded preying on the cuban tree frog include ribbon snake, racer and garden snake. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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CreatureData. (2026). Cuban tree frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cuban-tree-frog

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BibTeX
@misc{cuban_tree_frog_2026,
  title = {Cuban tree frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cuban-tree-frog},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}