Biology:Bronze coqui

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Bronze coqui
Richmond coqui.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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]

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

  • Fauna of Puerto Rico
  • List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico
  • List of amphibians and reptiles of Puerto Rico

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Eleutherodactylus richmondi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T56914A172795982. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T56914A172795982.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56914/172795982. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. Stejneger L (1904). “The Herpetology of Porto Rico”. Annual Report of the United States National Museum for 1902, pp. 553-724.

Wikidata ☰ Q1594088 entry