Eleutherodactylus planirostris
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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.
The greenhouse frog is a very small species, ranging from 17 to 31 mm (0.67 to 1.22 in) in length. These frogs are usually drab or olive-brown in colour, and occur in two forms; one has two broad stripes running longitudinally down the back, and the other is mottled. The undersides of both are a paler colour than the back, and the eyes are red.
The greenhouse frog is native to Cuba and some other islands in the West Indies. It has been introduced to Hawaii and Florida, where it has become common. It has been sporadically found in southern Georgia, southern Alabama and eastern Louisiana. It is an introduced species in Jamaica, Guam and Shenzhen, China. It lives in moist leaf litter, often near human habitations, but is seldom seen because it is nocturnal. It sometimes emerges on warm, rainy days in summer, and in Florida, it has been found hibernating in March under the flaking bark... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 2 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 5 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 6 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 7 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Zhuhai [Macau] | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 9 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Toronto Zoo | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Assiniboine Park Zoo | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Como Park Zoo and Conservatory | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Como Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | The Living Planet Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Greenhouse Frog sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 12 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Greenhouse Frog in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against about 10% in December to February, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Greenhouse Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Greenhouse Frog sightings, Big Cypress National Preserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Everglades National Park (United States, about 20%) and Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (Mexico, about 10%).
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Greenhouse Frog that you can see in Big Cypress National Preserve (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Southern Toad (about 50%), Southern Leopard Frog (about 50%) and Cuban Treefrog (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Greenhouse Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (44 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
