| Dwarf coquí | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherodactylus unicolor Stejneger, 1904 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Euhyas unicolor (Stejneger, 1904) | |
The dwarf coquí or elfin coquí (Eleutherodactylus unicolor, in Spanish coquí duende) is a species of frog endemic to Puerto Rico. It is placed in the subgenus Eleutherodactylus.
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. The females have a light line across the eyelids and usually have “white dots along the face, flanks, forelimbs, and thighs.” The Eleutherodactylus species do not have webbed feet. These frogs, especially the dwarf coqui, have individual, finger-like feet, with round, disc-like toes. E. coqui is often referred to as the “coqui,” which originates from its distinctive call. 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.”
See also
- Fauna of Puerto Rico
- List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico
- List of amphibians and reptiles of Puerto Rico
Sources
- 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.
- ^ 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.