Dwarf coquí
Species of amphibian
title: "Dwarf coquí" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["eleutherodactylus", "endemic-fauna-of-puerto-rico", "amphibians-of-puerto-rico", "amphibians-described-in-1904", "taxonomy-articles-created-by-polbot"] description: "Species of amphibian" topic_path: "general/eleutherodactylus" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_coquí" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Species of amphibian ::
| name = Dwarf coquí | image = Coqui_frog.jpg | image_caption = | status = CR | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = | genus = Eleutherodactylus | parent = Eleutherodactylus (Eleutherodactylus) | species = unicolor | authority = Stejneger, 1904 | synonyms = Euhyas unicolor (Stejneger, 1904)
The dwarf coquí or elfin coquí (Eleutherodactylus unicolor, in Spanish coquí duende) is a species of frog endemic to Puerto Rico. It is placed in the subgenus Eleutherodactylus.
Description
The dwarf coqui is a small frog with a grayish-brown back, a black-mask like face, and a series of light dots that follow through to the posterior of the frog. The females have a light line across the eyelids and usually have "white dots along the face, flanks, forelimbs, and thighs." The Eleutherodactylus species do not have webbed feet. These frogs, especially the dwarf coqui, have individual, finger-like feet, with round, disc-like toes. E. coqui is often referred to as the "coqui", which originates from its distinctive call. The "coqui" frogs are known for the unusual sounds they make. "The call of the dwarf coqui has been compared to the sound of a fingernail being dragged across the teeth of a comb or the winding of a watch."
Sources
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2021). "''Eleutherodactylus unicolor''".
- Frost, Darrel R.. (2014). "''Eleutherodactylus unicolor'' Stejneger, 1904". American Museum of Natural History.
- (2007). "Major Caribbean and Central American frog faunas originated by ancient oceanic dispersal". [[PNAS.
- Mowbray, Alan. [http://www.fs.usda.gov/r08/elyunque "Wildlife Facts – October 2006 – Dwarf Coqui."] US Forest Service. October. 2006. Web. 2 March. 2010.
- Beard, Karen H.. (2009). "Biology and impacts of Pacific island invasive species. 5. ''Eleutherodactylus coqui'', the coqui frog (Anura: Lepftodactylidae)". Pacific Science.
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