In the Cuban Archipelago, the Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis, Hylidae) is
widely distributed on the main island and on at least 15 offshore islands, where it is relatively …

The number of introductions and resulting established populations of amphibians and
reptiles in Caribbean islands is alarming. Through an extensive review of information on …

Anuran release calls are produced by females and males in response to mating attempts by
other males. The efficiency of the release signal to initiate dismount ensures that amplexus …

Acoustic segregation is a way to reduce competition and allows for species coexistence
within anuran communities. Thus, separation in at least one acoustic niche dimension is …

The Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) is a large hylid frog (maximum SVL to 165
mm) native to Cuba (including Isla de la Juventud), the Cayman Islands, and some of the …

The study of frog diets in agricultural areas enables us to recognize their role in terrestrial
food webs as predators of invertebrates, which can become crop pests or disease …

Leptodactylus fragilis is a recently introduced frog in Cuba, where it may impact local
populations of amphibians in different ways. Here, we combined two methods to predict the …

Global change processes (including climate change, sea‐level rise, and land‐use change,
among others) represent significant threats to biodiversity. These changes are usually …

Abstract Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, a US Navy base established in 1903 and located
in southeastern Cuba, contains a rich herpetofauna. However, the last species list for this …

Methods In instances involving snakes as predators we applied forced regurgitation by
palpation of the stomach in order to obtain the prey items, although in some cases the snake …