Conservation
The large frog directly impacts native ecosystems by eating native frogs, lizards, and snakes and poses a threat to the biodiversity of the areas into which it spreads by causing native tree frog populations to decline. These effects are most noticeable in urban and suburban areas, where native tree frogs such as the American green tree frog (Hyla cinerea) and the Squirrel treefrog (Hyla squirella) are rapidly disappearing. It has spread throughout peninsular Florida, and is also commonly found in isolated populations as far north as southern Georgia. It hitchhikes on vehicles or ornamental plants, spreading to new areas, and has been transported as far north as Canada. Because of its effects on the biodiversity some experts have recommended killing the animal when it is found in a new habitat.
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