# Cuban tree frog (*Osteopilus septentrionalis*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-14

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

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | up to 16.5 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Carnivore |
| Longest recorded lifespan | 12.9 years |
| Main food | arthropods, vertebrates |
| Habitat | Not recorded |
| Young per litter or clutch | 815 – 1,500 |
| Reproduction | Eggs |
| Conservation status | Least Concern (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Recorded prey and predators

 Recorded predators: Ribbon snake (*Thamnophis saurita*), Racer (*Cubophis caymanus*), Garden snake (*Thamnophis sirtalis*). Each pair is recorded by at least two datasets compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/, CC0 1.0).

## Introduced range

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists it as introduced in 14 countries, and flagged as invasive in 3 of them. Introduced: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Peru, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Martin, Turks & Caicos Islands, United States. Invasive: Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Curaçao. Source: https://griis.org/ (CC BY 4.0).

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Amphibia
- order: Anura
- family: Hylidae
- genus: Osteopilus
- species: *Osteopilus 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*

## Common questions

### 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

- [AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5), CC BY 4.0, v1. Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org), per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed), 2026-11-11. Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence).
- [Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products](https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/), CC0 1.0, 0.11. Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference.
- [Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (GRIIS)](https://griis.org/), CC BY 4.0, 2026-11-13. Pagad, S., Genovesi, P., Carnevali, L., Schigel, D. & McGeoch, M.A. (2018) Introducing the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species. Scientific Data 5: 170202. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.202. Country checklists published through GBIF by the IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group.
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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