Cuban Tree Frog

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Cuban Tree Frog
Today I went out to my back yard to grill some meat, and I found this tree frog in the bushes.  It was pretty large, and I didn't know what it was, so I went inside to do some research.  It turns out this is a Cuban Tree Frog, and it's an invasive species.  It eats five other native frog species, and their tadpoles out-compete other  native tadpoles for food.  Plus their secretions can be irritating to humans.  So I went back out to see if I could capture the critter, and it was gone. I didn't have my DSLR with me when I saw this frog, but I did have my point and shoot camera, so I took this with what I had.

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