Cuban Tree Frog Research Paper

An invasive species are often defined as animals, plants or microbes that are found apart from its native land and affect the economy, ecology and even the way of life for other species. For this reason, the Osteopilus Septentrionalis is now an invasive species to Florida. The Osteopilus Septentrionalis, also known as the Cuban Tree frog, is native to Cuba and has become an amazingly invasive species to the United States, within the last hundred years. It is believed to have come from Cuba as a stowaway in shipping crates from the Caribbean coming to the Florida Keys.
During the early and mid twentieth century up until the mid to late nineteen seventies, the Cuban Tree frog seemed to be of no harm to American soil. However, throughout the …show more content…
They are able to secrete mucus from their skin that can cause irritation to the eyes, nose, mouth and even the genitals and any other mucus membranes. The mucus can also cause allergy-like symptoms and cause someone’s asthma to be triggered. Also, if a child gets ahold of one and puts it in their mouth, the secretion of the tree frog can possibly kill the child from the sicknesses they could contract. This is a common happening because there are so many of these frogs that when children see them, they like to try catching and playing with them, which sometimes gets the children …show more content…
They may enter a house through open doors, open windows and even through the pipes of the houses plumbing. This can be a big issue because not only does it scare people by seeing a frog in their toilet but, these tree frogs may cause a blockage in the plumbing. This causes some home and business owners a lot of money because the blockage caused by these tree frogs will cause the plumbing to overflow and flood the area, possibly causing thousands of dollars worth of damage. Also, when in homes, these frogs can become very annoying just because of their mating noises or croaking at