Bronze coqui
| Bronze coqui | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Species: | E. richmondi |
| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherodactylus richmondi Stejneger, 1904 |
|
| Synonyms | |
|
Eleutherodactylus lentus richmondi - Barbour, 1937 |
|
The bronze coqui, Richmond's coqui, coquí caoba, or coquí de Richmond (Eleutherodactylus richmondi) is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. The specific epithet, richmondi, is dedicated to Dr. Charles W. Richmond.[1]
It is endemic to Puerto Rico, and its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
See also
- Fauna of Puerto Rico
- List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico
- List of amphibians and reptiles of Puerto Rico
| Frog Call | |
 Click here to listen to the Bronze Coqui Vocals |
External audioReferences
- ^ Stejneger, L.H. 1904. The herpetology of Porto Rico. Annual Report of the United States National Museum for 1902, pp. 553-724.
- Hedges, B., Joglar, R. & Thomas, R. 2004. Eleutherodactylus richmondi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
 |
This Eleutherodactylus article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
