Bronze coqui

The bronze coqui, Richmond's coqui, coquí caoba, or coquí de Richmond (Eleutherodactylus richmondi) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. The specific epithet, richmondi, is dedicated to Dr. Charles W. Richmond.[2]

Bronze coqui
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Species:
E. richmondi
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus richmondi
Stejneger, 1904
Synonyms

Eleutherodactylus lentus richmondi - Barbour, 1937

It is endemic to Puerto Rico, and its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

See also

External audio
Frog Call
Click here to listen to the Bronze Coqui Vocals

References

  1. Angulo, A. (2008). "Eleutherodactylus richmondi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T56914A11551678. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. Stejneger, L.H. 1904. The herpetology of Porto Rico. Annual Report of the United States National Museum for 1902, pp. 553-724.


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