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Coquí. 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 ...
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 ...
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" serves to ...
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 red-eyed coqui, churi, coqui churi, or coqui de las Antillas ( Eleutherodactylus antillensis) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae that is found in Puerto Rico, the British and U.S. Virgin Islands, and introduced to Panama. [2] Although there are many similar species that are endemic to these tropical locations, its unique ...
The whistling coquí, coquí pitito, Cochran's treefrog, or Cochran's robber frog ( Eleutherodactylus cochranae) is a species of frog native to Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and the British Virgin Islands. [1] [2] This nocturnal insectivore is also referred to as the coquí pitito in Puerto Rico. Their distinctive song is a single, rising ...
Eneida's coquí ( Eleutherodactylus eneidae) is a species of coquí, a small variety of frog endemic to the main island of Puerto Rico and its archipelago. Known as coquí de Eneida in Puerto Rico, this amphibian is mainly terrestrial. Its average adult size is from 1.0 to 1.2 inches. [2] It has a number of small warts located across its back ...
Binomial name. Eleutherodactylus hedricki. Rivero, 1963. Hedrick's coqui, the treehole coqui, or coqui de Hedrick ( Eleutherodactylus hedricki) 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 .