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Eleutherodactylus juanariveroi, the Plains coquí or Puerto Rican wetland frog (Spanish: coquí llanero), is an endangered species of coquí, a frog species, endemic to Puerto Rico. [3] It was discovered in 2005 by Neftalí Ríos-López, and was named after Puerto Rican herpetologist Juan A. Rivero , in honor of his contributions to Puerto ...
Eleutherodactylus coqui, the most well-known species. Coquí is a common name for several species of small frogs in the genus Eleutherodactylus native to Puerto Rico.They are onomatopoeically named for the very loud mating call which the males of two species, the common coqui and the upland coqui, make at night.
The common coquí, widely known as the coquí (Eleutherodactylus coqui), is a species of frog native to Puerto Rico belonging to the family Eleutherodactylidae.The species is named for the loud call the males make at night, which serves two purposes; the "co" serves to repel other males and establish territory while the "quí" serves to attract females. [2]
The Puerto Rican archipelago consists of the main island of Puerto Rico, two island municipalities, Vieques and Culebra, one minor uninhabited island, Mona and several smaller islands and cays. This list only includes animals with verifiable established populations in the archipelago of Puerto Rico.
Eleutherodactylus portoricensis (vernacular Spanish: coquí de la montaña) is a frog native to Puerto Rico that belongs to the family Eleutherodactylidae. [2] [3] Its vernacular English names are forest coquí, upland coquí, mountain coquí, and Puerto Rican robber frog.
The locust coquí or coquí martillito (Eleutherodactylus locustus) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to Puerto Rico.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Lesser Puerto Rican ground sloth (Acratocnus odontrigonus) - The lesser Puerto Rican ground sloth became extinct approximately 3000–4000 years ago. Puerto Rican caracara ( Caracara latebrosus ) Puerto Rican plate-tooth ( Elasmodontomys obliquus ) - The Puerto Rican plate-tooth, giant hutia or Puerto Rican paca became extinct approximately in ...
The red-eyed coquí, churí, coqui churí, or coquí de las Antillas (Eleutherodactylus antillensis) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae that is found in Puerto Rico, the British and U.S. Virgin Islands, and introduced to Panama. [2]