Dwarf coqui
| Dwarf coqui | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
| Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Subgenus: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Species: | E. unicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherodactylus unicolor Stejneger, 1904
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| Synonyms | |
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Euhyas unicolor (Stejneger, 1904) | |
The dwarf coqui or elfin coqui (Eleutherodactylus unicolor, in Spanish coquí duende) is a species of frog endemic to Puerto Rico.[2] It is placed in the subgenus Eleutherodactylus.[3]
Description[edit]
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 not have webbed feet. These frogs, especially the dwarf coqui, have individual, finger-like feet, with round, disc-like toes.[4] E. coqui is often referred to as the “coqui,” which originates from its distinctive call.[5] The “coqui” frogs are known for the unusual sounds they make. “The call of the dwarf coqui has been compared to the sound of a fingernail being dragged across the teeth of a comb or the winding of a watch.”[4]
See also[edit]
- Fauna of Puerto Rico
- List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico
- List of amphibians and reptiles of Puerto Rico
Sources[edit]
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Eleutherodactylus unicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T57023A172796109. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T57023A172796109.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Eleutherodactylus unicolor Stejneger, 1904". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ Heinicke, M. P.; Duellman, W. E.; Hedges, S. B. (2007). "Major Caribbean and Central American frog faunas originated by ancient oceanic dispersal". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 104 (24): 10092–10097. doi:10.1073/pnas.0611051104. PMC 1891260. PMID 17548823.
- ^ a b c d Mowbray, Alan. “Wildlife Facts – October 2006 – Dwarf Coqui.” US Forest Service. October. 2006. Web. 2 March. 2010.
- ^ Beard, Karen H.; Price, Emily A. & Pitt, William C. (2009). "Biology and impacts of Pacific island invasive species. 5. Eleutherodactylus coqui, the coqui frog (Anura: Lepftodactylidae)" (PDF). Pacific Science. 63 (3): 297–316. doi:10.2984/049.063.0301. hdl:10125/22762. S2CID 39110315.