Bronze Coqui

Bronze Coqui
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
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 Leptodactylidae family. The specific epithet, richmondi, is dedicated to Dr. Charles W. Richmond.[1]

Contents

Geographic range

It is endemic to Puerto Rico.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

See also

Puerto Rico portal
Biology portal
Amphibians and Reptiles portal
External audio
Frog Call
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References

  1. ^ Stejneger, L.H. 1904. The herpetology of Porto Rico. Annual Report of the United States National Museum for 1902, pp. 553-724.