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Jamaican Laughing Frog
Borowski, Georg Heinrich; Herbst, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm; Sotzmann, Daniel Friedrich (Public domain)

Jamaican Laughing Frog

Osteopilus ocellatus
BirdNET IDBN10355
Taxon groupAmphibia
iNat observations61
Image sourceWikimedia
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Description wikipedia

The Jamaican laughing frog (Osteopilus ocellatus) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Jamaica. Other common names include Savanna-la-Mar treefrog. This is a common species in most parts of Jamaica, where it occurs in a variety of habitat types, including developed but rural areas. It is associated with bromeliads as It sometimes lays its eggs inside these plants and the tadpoles develop there. It does this in regions of Jamaica where the porous limestone substrate prevents reliable above-ground water storage. On other parts of the island the frog will brood in streams or pools of water. Taxonomic studies determined that the binomial names Rana ocellata and Osteopilus brunneus belong to this species as synonyms, and distinguished this taxon from the mainly South American species Leptodactylus latrans.

Translated Descriptions (3)

es wikipedia
Osteopilus ocellatus es una especie de anfibios de la familia Hylidae. Es endémica de Jamaica. Sus hábitats naturales incluyen bosques tropicales o subtropicales secos y a baja altitud, montanos secos, jardines rurales y zonas previamente boscosas ahora muy degradadas Está amenazada de extinción por la destrucción de su hábitat natural.
fr wikipedia
Osteopilus ocellatus est une espèce d'amphibiens de la famille des Hylidae.
pt wikipedia
Osteopilus ocellatus é uma espécie de anfíbio anuro da família Hylidae. Está presente na Jamaica. A UICN classificou-a como pouco preocupante.

Common Names (25 locales)

ast Osteopilus brunneus
bg Osteopilus brunneus
ca Osteopilus brunneus
ceb Osteopilus brunneus
cs rosnička západoindická
de Osteopilus brunneus
en Jamaican Laughing Frog
eu Osteopilus brunneus
fi Osteopilus brunneus
fr Osteopilus brunneus
ga Osteopilus brunneus
ia Osteopilus brunneus
it Osteopilus brunneus
la Osteopilus brunneus
nl Osteopilus brunneus
nv Atʼaʼ yiltʼąąʼítah chʼał diłhiłígíí
pl Osteopilus brunneus
pt Osteopilus brunneus
ro Osteopilus brunneus
ru Вест-индская квакша
sq Osteopilus brunneus
sv Osteopilus brunneus
uk Osteopilus brunneus
vi Osteopilus brunneus
war Osteopilus brunneus

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#24378
GBIF2428082
NCBI371708