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Cool! Looks to me like a newly metamorphosed Cuban Treefrog. The only frogs known to occur on St. Martin are Osteopilus septentrionalis, Eleutherodactylus martinicensis, and Eleutherodactylus johnstonei
I don't think it is a Cuban Tree Frog, even the smallest ones I've seen here are much larger. The Reptiles and Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean lists S. ruber as present on St. Martin, although they refer to it as S. rubra.
No doubt, it's hard and it took me quite a while. I eventually learned that the best place to look is under rocks in damp areas, it's pretty easy to find little ones. Also, hollow branches, which often have adults. Just looking for one by trying to follow the croak has worked for me maybe twice in two years.
Alternately, just go to Saba where they are everywhere.
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Cool! Looks to me like a newly metamorphosed Cuban Treefrog. The only frogs known to occur on St. Martin are Osteopilus septentrionalis, Eleutherodactylus martinicensis, and Eleutherodactylus johnstonei
I don't think it is a Cuban Tree Frog, even the smallest ones I've seen here are much larger. The Reptiles and Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean lists S. ruber as present on St. Martin, although they refer to it as S. rubra.
Oh, also, both Eleutherodactylus species hatch into froglets, and this one grows from tadpoles.
Interesting about the Eastern Caribbean lists, I was going off CaribHerps and the IUCN range maps. Really young Cuban Tree Frogs are tiny though, and do have those distinctive marks. Check out these photos from different people on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gkamener/3861188924/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwitwer/5831370056/
That said, I've never seen S. ruber....
Wow. I guess you're right. I wouldn't have imagined them being so small and looking so different. I'll edit the observation.
I was in St. Martin as an undergraduate studying Anolis pogus. I remember hearing all the Eleutherodactylus but I was never able to find one!
No doubt, it's hard and it took me quite a while. I eventually learned that the best place to look is under rocks in damp areas, it's pretty easy to find little ones. Also, hollow branches, which often have adults. Just looking for one by trying to follow the croak has worked for me maybe twice in two years.
Alternately, just go to Saba where they are everywhere.
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