The grass coquí or coquí de las hierbas (Eleutherodactylus brittoni) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae, endemic to Puerto Rico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Grass coquí | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
Species: | E. brittoni
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Binomial name | |
Eleutherodactylus brittoni Schmidt, 1920
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See also
editExternal audio | |
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Frog Call | |
Grass Coqui Vocal |
References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Eleutherodactylus brittoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T56477A172739340. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T56477A172739340.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.