Kauaʻi record · KBA-HERP-0005
Greenhouse Frog
Eleutherodactylus planirostris
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About Greenhouse Frog
Greenhouse Frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris) is a documented established nonnative species on Kauaʻi.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Eleutherodactylus planirostris
- Common names
- Greenhouse Frog
- Family
- Eleutherodactylidae
- Order
- Anura
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence limits
- Occurrence is supported; local abundance and impact estimates remain less certain than presence.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Moist terrestrial leaf litter, gardens, nurseries and developed/vegetated lowlands.
- Food and resource needs
- Small terrestrial invertebrates.
- Reproduction
- Moist terrestrial egg-laying sites; no free-swimming tadpole stage.
- Shelter
- Moist soil, vegetation, litter, crevices, banks, or aquatic edge structure depending on species.
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Potential competition/predation effects on terrestrial invertebrate communities; distribution and impacts on Kauaʻi need better quantification.
- Conservation actions
- Early detection, containment/control where feasible, prevent intentional release or transport, protect high-value native habitats, and monitor ecological effects.
- Monitoring
- Repeat island occurrence surveys, population trend monitoring, and impact studies using standardized methods.
- Data gaps
- Current population distribution, abundance, and Kauaʻi-specific ecological effect sizes remain incompletely quantified.
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Year-round with activity/reproduction influenced by rainfall and temperature
- Seasonal description
- Greenhouse Frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris) is a documented established nonnative species on Kauaʻi.