Greenhouse frog
Eleutherodactylus planirostris (Cope, 1862)
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The greenhouse frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris) is a species in the family Eleutherodactylidae, order Anura. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the greenhouse frog
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- up to 3.6 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- arthropodssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 14 – 26src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the greenhouse frog live?
Not recorded
Where has it been introduced?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the greenhouse frog as introduced in 9 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.
Also listed for parts of: France (Guadeloupe, Saint Barthelemy).
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 greenhouse frog?
The greenhouse frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae, native to Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands, and it has been introduced to other areas, such as Florida, Hawaii, Guam, Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
From the Wikipedia article “Greenhouse frog” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greenhouse_frog&oldid=1354933844), 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 greenhouse frog endangered?
The greenhouse frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 greenhouse frog classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyEleutherodactylidae
- genusEleutherodactylus
- SpeciesEleutherodactylus planirostris (Cope, 1862)
Synonyms Eleutherodactylus planirostris planirostris, Eleutherodactylus ricordii planirostris, Euhyas planirostris, Hylodes planirostris
Other names and names in other languages (15)
- Cuban flat-headed frogEnglish
- Cuban flathead frogEnglish
- bezblanka skleníkováCzech
- GewächshausfroschGerman
- Rana chirriadora caribeñaSpanish
- Rana-ladrona de invernaderoSpanish
- KuubankasvihuonesammakkoFinnish
- Éleuthérodactyle à nez platFrench
- Rana delle case verdeItalian
- オンシツガエルJapanese
- 온실개구리Korean
- DrivhusfroskNorwegian Bokmål
- Rã-de-estufaPortuguese
- Садовая листовая лягушкаRussian
- 溫室蟾Chinese
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Relatives of the greenhouse frog
Other species in the same genus Eleutherodactylus.
Common coquí
Eleutherodactylus coqui
Golden coquí
Eleutherodactylus jasperi
Antilles coquí
Eleutherodactylus johnstonei
Monte Iberia eleuth
Eleutherodactylus iberia
Cuban robber frog
Eleutherodactylus cubanus
Martinique frog
Eleutherodactylus martinicensis
CompareGreenhouse frog vs Common coquíGreenhouse frog vs Golden coquíGreenhouse frog vs Antilles coquíGreenhouse frog vs Monte Iberia eleuth
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Is the greenhouse frog endangered?
The greenhouse frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What does the greenhouse frog eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods.
Is the greenhouse frog an invasive species?
In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the greenhouse frog as invasive in 1 country: Mexico. It lists it as introduced in 9 in all.
What kind of animal is the greenhouse frog?
The greenhouse frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris) belongs to the family Eleutherodactylidae in the order Anura.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · 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 · 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 · 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 Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (GRIIS) · 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 · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · 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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