froggie id help?

[deranged chipmunk]

ok, so 2 things, 1) we really just need a id this frog subsection somewhere....lol and 2) i went to purchase plants today and the plants folks we kind enough to give me this little fella. i believe he's a cuban tree frog, judging from his size and the fact that he stowed away on a ficus 'benjamina' that i am almost certain came from Florida. can you guys help me out here? i put him in a nice quarantine tank, but i put him in this tub to take his pic first


he's roughly 3" from snout to vent, if that helps

thanks folks!!

[HerpDerp]

Well from the looks of this picture of a cuban tree frog, yours looks an awful lot like a cuban tree frog.
http://www3.ag.purdue.edu/extension/...ee%20frog1.jpg

Then again, I know nothing LOL

[flybyferns]

ok, so 2 things, 1) we really just need a id this frog subsection somewhere....lol and 2) i went to purchase plants today and the plants folks we kind enough to give me this little fella. i believe he's a cuban tree frog, judging from his size and the fact that he stowed away on a ficus 'benjamina' that i am almost certain came from Florida. can you guys help me out here? i put him in a nice quarantine tank, but i put him in this tub to take his pic first


he's roughly 3" from snout to vent, if that helps

thanks folks!!

Yes.... he looks like Cuban. I can't believe this frog ended up in your hands, Bill.

Have you told him , yet , that he has hit the 'honey-pot'!

And that he will live happy-ever-after....in a mansion...all to himself...planted ,perfectly , just for him....that he will never have to worry about food.....and that he will have a full-time butler!

Lynn

[deranged chipmunk]

Thanks for the confirmation ladies and Lynn, i think Fidel will be very happy when i build him a new home. Considering the plant shop gets these guys in all the time, as they put it, i think it is going to be a larger enclosure in case he gets friends dang it, now i need to do more research......lol

And thanks for the nice compliments

[flybyferns]

Ha !
You will have to think a more names !!!!
zippo
havana
santa clara
humidor
desi arnez
cayo

[HerpDerp]

I will be very disappointed if you get a second one and don't name it "Castro" :P

[deranged chipmunk]

I know.....and those are much better than Juan and Julio......lol and we can't forget my favs Romeo y Julietta

[deranged chipmunk]

Don't worry Michelle, the next one i get is definitely going to be named Castro.....lol

[Sunshine]

Name one Sherry too! Pleeeeeaaase!!!

[deranged chipmunk]

But Sherry no es Cubano!! Lol of course i will name one El Sherito!!! Lol

[Sunshine]

How do you know I'm not Cuban???

[deranged chipmunk]

I didn't mean Sherry the person, i was talking about Sherry the name silly!! Lol

[Sunshine]

Ohhh, ok. My bads. Well at least there will be a Sherito!

[deranged chipmunk]

it sounds like a name from an old time, b-rated western....."everybody run, El Sherito is in town!!!"

and Lynn, the plant lady promised to hold the ficus 'benjamina' that Fidel rode north on for my RETF build that i'm gonna start in Jan. so he won't be very far from his taxi

[Sunshine]

Will you help me make that movie Bill? It's about time for a new western.

[UncleChester]

Hey Bill, good for you for taking in this stowaway!

The overly large toepads, overall size, and a name like Fidel make Cuban the most likely ID. For an added confirmation you can check if the skin on the top of its head is fused to the skull (see Florida Wildlife Extension at UF/IFAS and obviously ignore the part about euthanizing ).

Best of luck with your new frog.

[deranged chipmunk]

Thanks Brian. When he told me his name was Fidel, i figured him for a cuban, but i just wanted to be sure

I have read that report from FL fish and game. While i don't condone mass euthanizing of any animal, i do understand their issues down there. Too many released pets in the environment cause too many problems for the local wildlife.

[deranged chipmunk]

Will you help me make that movie Bill? It's about time for a new western.

why? cowboys and spacemen or whatever it was wasn't good enough for you?? besides, wouldn't you rather make a good movie?? how about i just do backgrounds for the sets....LOL