Bronze coqui
Appearance
Bronze coqui | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
Species: | E. richmondi
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Binomial name | |
Eleutherodactylus richmondi Stejneger, 1904
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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 Eleutherodactylidae 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
External audio | |
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Frog Call | |
Click here to listen to the Bronze Coqui Vocals |
References
- ^ Stejneger, L.H. 1904. The herpetology of Porto Rico. Annual Report of the United States National Museum for 1902, pp. 553-724.
- Ariadne Angulo (2008). "Eleutherodactylus richmondi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T56914A11551678. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T56914A11551678.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.