Biology:Grass coqui

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Grass coqui
Eleutherodactylus brittoni front view.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Species:
E. brittoni
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus brittoni
Schmidt, 1920

The grass coqui or coqui de las hierbas (Eleutherodactylus brittoni) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae, endemic to Puerto Rico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

E. brittoni found in Puerto Rico

See also

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


References

Wikidata ☰ Q1592920 entry