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title: "Cuban Tree Frog"
description: "Osteopilus septentrionalis — Amphibians. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/cuban-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Cuban Tree Frog

> Osteopilus septentrionalis — Amphibians. 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.

- Scientific name: *Osteopilus septentrionalis*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 31398
- Wikidata: [Q1790867](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1790867)
- iNaturalist taxon: [24382](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/24382)

## Names

- en: Cuban Tree Frog
- de: Kuba-Laubfrosch
- es: Rana Arborícola Cubana
- fr: Rainette de Cuba
- nl: Cubaanse boomkikker

## Countries with the most observations

US (26571), PR (1226), CU (540), KY (354), BS (336), VI (233), BL (77), TC (32), VG (28), JM (26), CW (23), SX (21)

## Summary

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…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_tree_frog

## Photo

![Cuban Tree Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cuban-tree-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: murl10 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/358037471

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cuban-tree-frog?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).