Common coquí

Coquí
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Leptodactylidae
Genus:	Eleutherodactylus
Binomial name
	Eleutherodactylus coqui; Thomas, 1966

"Sound of coqui"

Shared by El Cloquido

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The common coquí or coquí (Eleutherodactylus coqui) is a species of frog. They live in Puerto Rico. The coquí is an important symbol of Puerto Rico. They are known for their loud calls they make at night. They belong to the genus Eleutherodactylus.

References

↑ Hedges et al. (2006). Eleutherodactylus coqui. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern.
↑ Heinicke M.P., W.E. Duellman & S.B. Hedges (2007). "Major Caribbean and Central American frog faunas originated by ancient oceanic dispersal". Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 104 (24): 10092–7. doi:10.1073/pnas.0611051104. PMC 1891260. PMID 17548823.

Books

Schwartz, Albert; Henderson, Robert W. (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: descriptions, distributions, and natural history. University Press of Florida. ISBN 978-0-8130-1049-6.

Other websites

Control of Coqui Frog in Hawaii
Eleutherodactylus coqui information from HEAR Archived 2019-05-21 at the Wayback Machine
Children Story About Coqui; El Coqui De Madagascar Archived 2011-10-23 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Hedges et al. (2006). Eleutherodactylus coqui. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern.

[Heinicke-2] Heinicke M.P., W.E. Duellman & S.B. Hedges (2007). "Major Caribbean and Central American frog faunas originated by ancient oceanic dispersal". Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 104 (24): 10092–7. doi:10.1073/pnas.0611051104. PMC 1891260. PMID 17548823.

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