Facing the Cuban tree frog invasion | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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We have a small ornamental pond, with a small waterfall, by our front door. The splash of the water is soothing, and we like the water plants.  We used to have goldfish in it but either the neighborhood cats or egrets got them. Frogs like the pond and aquatic plants, too. We know when it starts to rain when the frogs start croaking. When we walk up to the front door, they stop singing; once we go in, they start up again. Now, I have to start looking at them and start learning the species instead of just enjoying them. There is a new frog in town. It is bigger, hungrier and eats the native population out of existence by not only eating the food of my native frogs, but by eating my native frogs themselves. And the lizards.  And whatever else it can get into its mouth.The Cuban tree frog is just like our native tree frogs, but much larger and more varied in its appearance. It is the largest tree frog in North America, getting up to 5 inches long. Its pollywogs out-compete native specie...