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Coqui

Amphibians

Coqui is a common name for several species of small frogs in the genus Eleutherodactylus, native to Puerto Rico, where more than 20 different species are found, including 13 within El Yunque National Forest. They are named onomatopoeically for the very loud mating call that males of two species, the common coqui and the upland coqui, make at night. Fossil and genetic evidence supports coquis having inhabited Puerto Rico for more than 30 million years, and the coqui is an unofficial national symbol of the island. Other species of the same genus live elsewhere in the Caribbean, Central America and South America.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
A mixture of brown, yellow, green and gray on top and white or yellow underneath 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Scientific Name
Eleutherodactylus 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Anura, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
In the Other Atlases

Found In

South America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Coqui, Wikipedia
  • Characteristics section
    These frogs can be a mixture of brown, yellow, green; and gray on the top and either white or yellow on the bottom side of their body.
  • Lead section
    Coquí (Spanish: [koˈki]) is a common name for several species of small frogs in the genus Eleutherodactylus, native to Puerto Rico.
  • frogs native to Puerto Rico forest habitat
  • human interaction statement
    Coquís have become established on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, where they are considered an invasive species.
  • Article text
    The species is also feeding on native spiders and insects that are close to extinction.
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2. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ223286, descriptionView the Source
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Amphibia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Amphibia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Anfibios","language":"ES"},{"name":"Amphibiens","language":"FR"},{"name":"Amphibians","language":"EN"},{"name":"两栖纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Anura
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 83
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 83
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Amphibia","order":"Anura","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"无尾目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: AnuraView the Source
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