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Puerto Rican wetland frog. Eleutherodactylus juanariveroi, or the Puerto Rican wetland frog ( Spanish: coquí llanero ), is an endangered species of coqui, a frog species, endemic to Puerto Rico. [3] It was discovered in 2005 by Neftalí Rios, and was named after Puerto Rican herpetologist Juan A. Rivero, in honor of his contributions to Puerto ...
Coquí is a common name for several species of small frogs in the genus Eleutherodactylus native to Puerto Rico. They are onomatopoeically named for the very loud mating call which the males of two species, the common coqui and the upland coqui, make at night. The coquí is one of the most common frogs in Puerto Rico, with more than 16 ...
Thomas, 1966. The common coquí, widely known as the coquí ( Eleutherodactylus coqui ), is a species of frog native to Puerto Rico belonging to the family Eleutherodactylidae. The species is named for the loud call the males make at night, which serves two purposes; the "co" serves to repel other males and establish territory while the "quí ...
Eleutherodactylus portoricensis (vernacular Spanish: coquí de la montaña) is a frog native to Puerto Rico that belongs to the family Eleutherodactylidae. [ 2][ 3] Its vernacular English names are upland coqui, mountain coqui, and Puerto Rican robber frog. The species’ range spans the Luquillo Mountains ( Sierra de Luquillo) of northeastern ...
The Puerto Rican rock frog is a petricolous (i.e., inhabits rocks) frog species endemic to the southeastern part of Puerto Rico. This species is one of 16 species of the genus Eleutherodactylus, commonly known as "coquíes" that inhabit the island. [2] The phylogenetics relationships of frogs were established from the West Indies, using ...
The whistling coqui measures between 0.6 and 0.7 inches, but the females can grow to 0.9 in long. Their physical coloration is gray, tan, or gray-brown. Their dorsa have a unique pattern of fine lines that resemble two reverse parenthesis {) (}. Their venters are white, gray, or creamy yellow. Their legs are brown with small toe pads, and they ...
Description. The dwarf coqui is a small frog with a grayish-brown back, a black-mask like face, and a series of light dots that follow through to the posterior of the frog. [4] The females have a light line across the eyelids and usually have “white dots along the face, flanks, forelimbs, and thighs.”. [4] The Eleutherodactylus species do ...
E. gryllus. Binomial name. Eleutherodactylus gryllus. Schmidt, 1920. The cricket coqui, green coqui, or coquí grillo ( Eleutherodactylus gryllus) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to Puerto Rico . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.