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The African clawed frog, the Cuban treefrog, the Greenhouse frog, and the Puerto Rican coquíare the four (4) introduced species of frogs in the United States of America.

Specifically, the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) is established in Southern California. The Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) is found in Florida. The Greenhouse frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris) ranges throughout Florida and Hawaii as well as expanding parts of Georgia and the Gulf States of Alabama and Louisiana. The Puerto Rican coquí (Eleutherodactylus coquí) now resides in Hawaii and in southern Florida.

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