Greenhouse Frog
Eleutherodactylus planirostris (Cope, 1862)

Taxonomy

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class

Trogloxene

Realm

Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Known from four counties in Florida.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Florida

Counties

Florida

Alachua, Citrus, Levy, Marion

Conservation and management

IUCN Red List

LC Least Concern

Assessed in 2021.

NatureServe

G5 Secure

National ranks

United States

NNA

Subnational ranks

Florida

SNA Not Applicable

Texas

SNA Not Applicable

Louisiana

SNA Not Applicable

Georgia

SNA Not Applicable

Mississippi

SNA Not Applicable

Hawaii

SNA Not Applicable

Alabama

SNA Not Applicable

Ranks looked up 2 August 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

References

• Franz, R., Bauer, J. & Morris, T. 1994. Review of biologically significant caves and their faunas in Florida and south Georgia. Brimleyana 20: 1–109. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/229726. details
• Mays, J. 2018. Inventory of Florida's cave fauna with a focus on terrestrial invertebrate species. Progress Report for Florida Park Service. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 9 pp.
• Morris, T. & Butt, P.L. 1996. Status and distribution of the Florida Cave Shrimp (Palaemonetes cummingi) and other species in Herzog Cave, Alachua County, FL.; May, 1996 survey. Report prepared for Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. Karst Environmental Services, Inc., High Springs, Florida, USA. 15 pp.

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