In San Francisco’s Chinatown, bullfrogs sit in tubs in a market on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. The bullfrogs are imported for sale from frog farms in China, Taiwan, Brazil, and other countries.

Bullfrogs lay between 8,000-120,000 eggs, but typically an average of 20,000 eggs, while native frogs tend to lay many less eggs (e.g., the native red-legged frog lays an average of 5,000).

Native tree frogs have reacted to the Cuban frog's movement by relocating themselves. Not by moving farther north, but going farther up or down the trees they call home.

The simplest way to identify a Cuban tree frog is by its toe pads, which are larger than those of native tree frogs, the wildlife commission said. And they have “bug eyes,” according to Johnson.

What are the cannibal tree frogs? Native to Cuba, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands, the Cuban tree frog can measure more than 6 inches long, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Cuban tree frogs. Another example of a non-native invasion is the Cuban tree frog. This large species of tree frog has large eyes and relatively large toe pads.