Greenhouse Frog (Introduced Species in Texas)
Eleutherodactylus planirostris
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- E. planirostris – Orange Co, FL – photo from iNaturalist, Mary Keim
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Eleutherodactylus planirostris was first documented in southeastern Texas in 1999 with a vouchered specimen in the Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection (TCWC 83067) from the town of La Marque, on the mainland portion of Galveston County. Since then, E. planirostris has also been unofficially recorded in Harris and Nueces counties, all along the Gulf Coast. Ref: Tom Lott – Cascabel
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Eleutherodactylus planirostris (Cope – 1878)
Genus: Eleutherodactylus, Greek – eleutheros = free, unbound + dactylos = finger, toe — ref. no toe webbing
Species: planirostris, Latin – planus = flat, level, even + rostrum = snout, bill
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962