The Virgin Islands coqui (Eleutherodactylus schwartzi) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. The species is endemic to the British Virgin Islands and the US Virgin Islands.[1]

Virgin Islands coqui
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Species:
E. schwartzi
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus schwartzi
Thomas, 1966

Etymology

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The specific name, schwartzi, is in honor of American herpetologist Albert Schwartz.[2]

Habitat

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The natural habitats of E. schwartzi are subtropical or tropical dry forests.[1]

Conservation status

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E. schwartzi is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Blair Hedges, Richard Thomas (2010). "Eleutherodactylus schwartzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T56954A11560198. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T56954A11560198.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2013. The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. 262 pp. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1. (Eleutherodactylus schwartzi, p. 194).

Further reading

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  • Schwartz A, Thomas R. 1975. A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Eleutherodactylus schwartzi, p. 36).
  • Thomas R. 1966. "New species of Antillean Eleutherodactylus ". Quart. J. Florida Acad. Sci. 28 (4): 375–391. (Eleutherodactylus schwartzi, new species, pp. 386–390).