• Purple, yellow, gold and orange sponges and soft corals wave against a turquioise sea.

    Biscayne

    National Park Florida

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Amphibians

The following amphibians have been documented in Biscayne National Park. They have been sorted alphabetically by common name. The list is not exhaustive, and documented sightings of species not on this list are welcome. Submit your sightings to the webmaster.

Cane Toad, Bufo marinus

Cuban Tree Frog, Osteopilus septentrionalis

Eastern Narrowmouth Toad, Gastrophryne caarolinensis

Florida cricket frog, Acris gryllus dorsalis

Green Tree Frog, Hyla cinerea

Greenhouse Frog, Eleutherodactylus planirostris

Southern Toad, Bufo terrestris

Squirrel Tree Frog, Hyla squirella

Did You Know?

The Jones family on the porch of their Porgy Key home.

Israel Lafayette Jones purchased land on Porgy Key, at the southern end of Biscayne National Park, in 1898. He, his wife Mozelle and their sons Arthur and Lancelot carved out a life for themselves by farming pineapples and key limes, eventually owning most of the land surrounding Jones Lagoon. More...