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Eleutherodactylus planirostris

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Eleutherodactylus planirostris

Basic stats

Diet

Small invertebrates, particularly ants, beetles, mites, spiders, harvestmen, and cockroaches

Habitat

Tropical lowland forest floors, stream banks, grasslands, scrub, coastal areas, gardens, and greenhouses

Range

Native to Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and the Bahamas; introduced to parts of the United States, Mexico, Hawaii, and Guam

Clutch size

3–26 eggs; about 20 on average

Incubation period

13–20 days to hatching

Size

12–30 mm long

The greenhouse frog is a very small, granular-skinned frog measuring only 12 to 30 millimetres long. It is native to several Caribbean islands but has become established in numerous introduced locations. The species occupies tropical lowlands, hiding beneath logs, stones, boards, mulch, leaf litter, and other moist cover. It also occurs in gardens, greenhouses, scrublands, grasslands, coastal habitats, and crevices beside streams, tolerating somewhat drier environments better than many comparable frogs. (Animal Diversity Web)

Greenhouse frogs are primarily nocturnal and become especially active during warm, rainy, or overcast conditions. They hunt small invertebrates such as ants, beetles, mites, spiders, harvestmen, and cockroaches. Females place clutches of three to twenty-six eggs beneath moist ground cover, commonly in vegetation, leaf litter, debris, or potted soil. Development occurs entirely inside the terrestrial egg, without a free-living tadpole stage, and miniature froglets hatch after approximately thirteen to twenty days. No parental care follows hatching. (Animal Diversity Web)

Quick answers

What does the Eleutherodactylus planirostris eat?
Small invertebrates, particularly ants, beetles, mites, spiders, harvestmen, and cockroaches
What habitat does the Eleutherodactylus planirostris live in?
Tropical lowland forest floors, stream banks, grasslands, scrub, coastal areas, gardens, and greenhouses
Where is the Eleutherodactylus planirostris found?
Native to Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and the Bahamas; introduced to parts of the United States, Mexico, Hawaii, and Guam
How many eggs does the Eleutherodactylus planirostris lay?
3–26 eggs; about 20 on average
How long are the eggs of the Eleutherodactylus planirostris incubated?
13–20 days to hatching
How big is the Eleutherodactylus planirostris?
12–30 mm long
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