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The Tropical clawed frog is also known as the Western clawed frog.
This marks the first report of this species of frog outside its native range in West Africa.
The frogs are almost entirely aquatic, so they only typically come on land to move from one pond to another.
Does the thought of a frog fascinate you or freak you out? What if you imagined one with claws?
University of Florida scientists have confirmed a clawed frog species in the Tampa area, and they don’t know yet whether it might spread to other areas of Florida.
In 2014, a resident of Riverview just outside Tampa found nonnative frogs on her property. In response, Jeff Hill, a professor of fisheries and aquatic sciences at the UF/IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Lab (TAL) in nearby Ruskin, surveyed a bunch of ponds near the frogs and identified a breeding sight at a small stormwater runoff pond.
By Brad Buck
University of Florida scientists have confirmed a clawed frog species in the Tampa area.
The Tropical clawed frog is also known as the Western clawed frog.
This marks the first report of this species of frog outside its native range in West Africa.
The frogs are almost entirely aquatic, so they only typically come on land to move from one pond to another.
Does the thought of a frog fascinate you or freak you out? What if you imagined one with claws?
University of Florida scientists have confirmed a clawed frog species in the Tampa area, and they don’t know yet whether it might spread to other areas of Florida.