Hawaiian

In 1932 a total of 206 auratus were collected from the Island of Taboga and introduced onto the Hawaiian Island of O'ahu as a biological control against mosquitoes. The population of these frogs on O'ahu is intact to this day. Frogs from this Hawaiian population have entered the hobby several times over the years. The morph referred to as the 'Reticulated' auratus in the hobby come from this population. See the description of Taboga auratus for details of this phenotype.