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1	Allen, E. R., and R. Slatten. 1945. A herpetological collection from the vicinity of Key West, Florida. Herpetologica 3:25–26.
2	Allen, E. R., and W. T. Neill. 1953. The treefrog, Hyla septentrionalis, in Florida. Copeia 1953:127–128.
3	Anderson, K. 1996. A karyological perspective on the monophyly of the hylid genus Osteopilus. Contributions to Herpetology 12:157–168.
4	Austin, D. F. 1973. Range expansion of the Cuban treefrog in Florida. Florida Naturalist 46(4):28.
5	Austin, S. 1975. Exotics. Florida Naturalist 48(3):2–5.
6	Aycrigg, A. D., T. M. Farrell, and P. G. May. 1998. SOS: sounds of survival. Reptile & Amphibian Magazine (January–February):56–63.
7	Babbitt, K. J., and W. Meshaka. 1994. Effects of diet and habitat drying on metamorphosis in the Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis). Page 4 (abstract) in Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Herpetologists' League and the 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 28 July–1 August 1994, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
8	Babbitt, K. J., and W. E. Meshaka, Jr. 2000. Benefits of eating conspecifics: effects of background diet on survival and metamorphosis in the Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis). Copeia 2000:469–474.
9	Barbour, T. 1931. Another introduced frog in North America. Copeia 1931:140.
10	Bartlett, D. 2002. Notes from the field. Krazy for the Keys: to see uncommon herps, take a trip way down south. Reptiles Magazine 10(4):22–26.
11	Beltz, E. 1994. HerPET-POURRI. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 29(10):235–237.
12	Blair, W. F. 1958. Call differences as an isolation mechanism in Florida species of hylid frogs. Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 21:32–48.
13	Butterfield, B. P., W. E. Meshaka, Jr., and C. Guyer. 1997. Nonindigenous amphibians and reptiles. Pages 123–138 in D. Simberloff, D. C. Schmitz, and T. C. Brown, editors. Strangers in paradise. Impact and management of nonindigenous species in Florida. Island Press, Covelo, California, USA.
14	Campbell, R. 1999. Geographic distribution: Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban treefrog). Herpetological Review 30:50–51.
15	Carr, A. F., Jr. 1940. A contribution to the herpetology of Florida. University of Florida Publications, Biological Sciences 3:1–118.
16	Christman, S. P., C. A. Young, S. Gonzalez, K. Hill, G. Navratil, and P. Delis. 2000. New records of amphibians and reptiles from Hardee County, Florida. Herpetological Review 31:116–117.
17	Crowder, J. P. 1974. The exotic vertebrates of south Florida. South Florida Environmental Project Ecological Report No. DI-SFEP-74-30. 45pp.
18	Crump, M. L. 1986. Cannibalism by younger tadpoles: another hazard of metamorphosis. Copeia 1986:1007–1009.
19	Dalrymple, G. H. 1994. Non-indigenous amphibians and reptiles. Pages 67–71, 73–78 in D. C. Schmitz and T. C. Brown, project directors. An assessment of invasive non-indigenous species in Florida's public lands. Florida Department of Environmental Protection Technical Report No. TSS-94-100, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
20	Dodd, C. K., Jr. 1997. Imperiled amphibians: a historical perspective. Pages 159–196 in G. W. Benz and D. E. Collins, editors. Aquatic fauna in peril: the southeastern perspective. Special Publication 1, Southeast Aquatic Research Institute, Lenz Design & Communications, Decatur, Georgia, USA.
21	Dodd, C. K., Jr., and M. L. Griffey. 2002. Remarks on the current status of the non-marine herpetofauna of Egmont Key, Florida. Florida Scientist 65:62–66.
22	Duellman, W. E., and A. Schwartz. 1958. Amphibians and reptiles of southern Florida. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 3:181–324.
23	Duellman, W. E., and R. I. Crombie. 1970. Hyla septentrionalis Dumeril and Bibron. Cuban treefrog. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 92.1–4.
24	Enge, K. M., and N. J. Douglass. 2000. Easement Documentation Report (Volume II: vertebrate surveys) for Fisheating Creek Ecosystem–Phase I, Glades County, Florida. Prepared for the Conservation and Recreational Lands Program and the Division of State Lands, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 72pp.
25	Franke, J., and T. M. Telecky. 2001. Reptiles as pets: an examination of the trade in live reptiles in the United States. The Humane Society of the United States, Washington, D.C. 146pp.
26	Franz, R., D. Maehr, A. Kinlaw, C. O'Brien, and R. D. Owen. 1998. Avon Park Air Force Range Project: distribution and abundance of sensitive wildlife species at Avon Park Air Force Range. Final Report, Project RWO-169. 90pp.
27	Gore, R. 1976. Florida, Noah's Ark for exotic newcomers. National Geographic Magazine 150:538–559.
28	Green, D. M. 1979. Functional and comparative morphology of treefrog toe pads. M.S. Thesis, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
29	Green, D. M. 1979. Treefrog toe pads: comparative surface morphology using scanning electron microscopy. Canadian Journal of Zoology 57:2033–2046.
30	Hansen, K. L., and D. E. Sweat. 1962. Spermiation in Rana p. pipiens in response to heteroplastic pituitary materials. Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 25:109–120.
31	Hensley, F. R. 1990. Predicting tadpole metamorphosis: reconciliation of conflicting models. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 77pp.
32	King, F. W. 1960. New populations of West Indian reptiles and amphibians in southeastern Florida. Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 23:71–73.
33	King, F. W., and T. Krakauer. 1966. The exotic herpetofauna of southeast Florida. Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 29:144–154.
34	Krysko, K. L., and F. W. King. 1999. Geographic distribution: Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban treefrog). Herpetological Review 30:230–231.
35	Krysko, K. L., and A. T. Reppas. 1999. Malformation of the southern leopard frog (Rana sphenocephala) in Florida. Herp Herald, Newsletter of the Gainesville Herpetological Society 16(5):6.
36	Krysko, K. L., and A. T. Reppas. 2000. The occurrence of a malformed leopard frog (Rana sphenocephala) from Florida. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 36:40–41.
37	Layne, J. N., J. A. Stallcup, G. E. Woolfenden, M. N. McCauley, and D. J. Worley. 1977. Fish and wildlife inventory of the seven-county region included in the Central Florida Phosphate Industry Areawide Environmental Impact Study. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Technical Information Services PB-278 456, Volume 1. 643pp.
38	Lee, D. S. 1968. Feeding habits of the Cuban treefrog, Hyla septentrionalis in south Florida. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 4:63–64.
39	Lee, D. S. 1969. Floridian herpetofauna associated with cabbage palms. Herpetologica 25:70–71.
40	Lee, D. S. 1969. The treefrogs of Florida. Florida Naturalist 42:117–120.
41	Lodge, T. E. 1994. The Everglades handbook: understanding the ecosystem. St. Lucie Press, Delray Beach, Florida, USA. 228pp.
42	Love, W. B. 1995. Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban treefrog). Predation. Herpetological Review 26:201–202.
43	Love, B. 2003. Herpetological queries. A new herp venture? Reptiles Magazine 11(5):14, 16.
44	Manfredi, M. 2000. "I thought Cuban treefrogs were from Cuba, not toilets." Herp Herald, Newsletter of the Gainesville Herpetological Society 17(4):9.
45	Maskell, A. J., J. H. Waddle, and K. G. Rice. 2003. Osteopilus septentrionalis. Diet. Herpetological Review 34:137.
46	Meshaka, W. E., Jr. 1993. Reproductive characteristics of the Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis), a successful colonizer of Florida. Abstract in Proceedings of the 1993 Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 7–12 August 1993, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
47	Meshaka, W. E., Jr. 1993. Hurricane Andrew and the colonization of five invading species in south Florida. Florida Scientist 56:193–201.
48	Meshaka, W. E., Jr., and M. C. Garvin. 1994. Parasite loads in the Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis): mainland and island comparisons. Page 56 (abstract) in Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Herpetologists' League and the 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 28 July–1 August 1994, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
49	Meshaka, W. E., Jr. 1994. Ecological correlates of successful colonization in the life history of the Cuban treefrog, Osteopilus septentrionalis (Anura: Hylidae). Dissertation, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA. 140pp.
50	Meshaka, W. E., Jr., and B. Ferster. 1995. Two species of snakes prey on Cuban treefrogs in southern Florida. Florida Field Naturalist 23:97–98.
51	Meshaka, W. E., Jr. 1995. Cuban treefrogs and Indo-Pacific geckos: a modest proposal. Page 90 (abstract) in Proceedings of the 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 8–13 August 1995, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, USA.
52	Meshaka, W. E., Jr. 1996. Theft or cooperative foraging in the barred owl? Florida Field Naturalist 24:15.
53	Meshaka, W. E., Jr. 1996. Vagility and the Florida distribution of the Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis). Herpetological Review 27:37–40.
54	Meshaka, W. E., Jr. 1996. Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban treefrog). Maximum size. Herpetological Review 27:74.
55	Meshaka, W. E., Jr. 1996. Diet and colonization of buildings by the Cuban treefrog, Osteopilus septentrionalis (Anura: Hylidae). Caribbean Journal of Science 32:59–63.
56	Meshaka, W. E., Jr. 1996. Retreat and habitat use by the Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis): implications for successful colonization in Florida. Journal of Herpetology 30:443–445.
57	Meshaka, W. E., Jr. 1996. Occurrence of the nematode Skrjabinoptera scelopori in the Cuban treefrog, Osteopilus septentrionalis: mainland and island comparisons. Contributions to Herpetology 12:271–276.
58	Meshaka, W. E., Jr. 1997. Anuran Davian behavior: a Darwinian dilemma. Florida Scientist 59:74–75.
59	Meshaka, W. E., Jr., and K. P. Jansen. 1997. Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban treefrog). Predation. Herpetological Review 28:147–148.
60	Meshaka, W. E., Jr., W. F. Loftus, and T. Steiner. 2000. The herpetofauna of Everglades National Park. Florida Scientist 63:84–103.
61	Meshaka, W. E., Jr. 2001. The Cuban treefrog in Florida: life history of a successful colonizing species. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 191pp.
62	Mittleman, M. B. 1950. Miscellaneous notes of some amphibians and reptiles from the southeastern states. Herpetologica 6:20–24.
63	Myers, G. S. 1950. The systematic status of Hyla septentrionalis, the large tree frog of the Florida Keys, the Bahamas and Cuba. Copeia 1950:203–214.
64	Myers, S. 1977. Geographic distribution: Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban treefrog). Herpetological Review 8:38.
65	Nellis, D. W. 1997. Poisonous plants and animals of Florida and the Caribbean. Pineapple Press, Sarasota, Florida, USA. 315pp.
66	Nelson, R. T., B. J. Cochrane, P. R. Delis, and D. TeStrake. 2002. Basidioboliasis in anurans in Florida. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 38:463–467.
67	Office of Environmental Education. 1995. Invading exotic species in Florida. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Environmental Education Leaflet No. 7. 2pp.
68	O'Keefe, M. T. 1973. Spread of the aliens (No. 2). Florida Sportsman 4(5):46–51.
69	Owre, O. T. 1978. Florida burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia floridana Ridgeway). Pages 97–99 in H. W. Kale, editor. Rare and endangered biota of Florida. Volume 2. Birds. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
70	Peterson, H. W., R. Garrett, and J. P. Lanz. 1952. The mating period of the giant tree frog Hyla dominicensis. Herpetologica 8:63.
71	Porras, L. W. 2002. Part three: the Southeast. Reptiles Magazine 10(7):64–68, 70–71.
72	Porter, G. 1967. The world of the frog and the toad. J. B. Lippincott Company, New York, New York, USA. 153pp.
73	Prusak, Z. 1992. Exotic treefrog invades District 6. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Office of Resource Management, Resource Management Notes 4(3):5–6.
74	Punzo, F. 2001. The Mediterranean gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus: life in an urban landscape. Florida Scientist 64:56–66.
75	Punzo, F., and L. Lindstrom. 2001. The toxicity of eggs of the giant toad, Bufo marinus to aquatic predators in a Florida retention pond. Journal of Herpetology 35:693–697.
76	Schwartz, A. 1952. Hyla septentrionalis Dumeril and Bibron on the Florida mainland. Copeia 1952:117–118.
77	Schwartz, A., and R. Thomas. 1975. A check-list of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Special Publication No. 1. 216pp.
78	Seigel, R. A., R. B. Smith, J. Demuth, L. M. Ehrhart, and F. F. Snelson, Jr. 2002. Amphibians and reptiles of the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida: a long-term assessment of a large protected habitat (1975–2000). Florida Scientist 65:1–12.
79	Somma, L. A., and D. M. Crawford. 1993. Geographic distribution: Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban treefrog). Herpetological Review 24:153.
80	Stiling, P. 1989. Exotics—biological invasions. Florida Wildlife 43(5):13–16.
81	Townsend, J. H., K. L. Krysko, A. T. Reppas, and C. M. Sheehy, III. 2002. Noteworthy records for introduced reptiles and amphibians from Florida, USA. Herpetological Review 33:75.
82	Trapido, H. 1947. Range extension of Hyla septentrionalis in Florida. Herpetologica 3:190.
83	Waddle, J. H., K. G. Rice, and M. E. Crockett. 2003. The impact of Cuban treefrogs on native treefrogs in South Florida. Abstract in Joint Meeting of the 19th Annual Meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society, 83rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 51st Annual Meeting of the Herpetologists' League, and the 46th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles; 26 June–1 July 2003, The Tropical Hotel Conference Center, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
84	Whelan, K., J. H. Waddle, J. T. Smith, and K. G. Rice. 2003. Stratification of hylids within a mangrove habitat of South Florida. Abstract in Joint Meeting of the 19th Annual Meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society, 83rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 51st Annual Meeting of the Herpetologists' League, and the 46th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles; 26 June–1 July 2003, The Tropical Hotel Conference Center, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
85	Wilson, L. D., and L. Porras. 1983. The ecological impact of man on the south Florida herpetofauna. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Special Publication No. 9, Lawrence, Kansas, USA. 89pp.
86	Wright, K. 1996. Florida's aliens. Reptiles Magazine 4(6):24–26, 28–29.
87	Wygoda, M. L. 1981. Low cutaneous water loss in Cuban treefrogs. Page 78 (abstract) in Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the 24th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles and the 29th Annual Meeting of the Herpetologists' League, 9–14 August 1981, Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
88	Wygoda, M. L. 1982. Low evaporative water loss in North American treefrogs. Dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 23pp.
89	Wygoda, M. L. 1984. Low cutaneous evaporative water loss in arboreal frogs. Physiological Zoology 57:329–337.

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