Dwarf coqui | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
Subgenus: | Eleutherodactylus |
Species: | E. unicolor
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Binomial name | |
Eleutherodactylus unicolor
Stejneger, 1904
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Synonyms | |
Euhyas unicolor (Stejneger, 1904) |
The dwarf coqui or elfin coqui (Eleutherodactylus unicolor, in Spanish coquí duende) is a species of frog endemic to Puerto Rico. [2] It is placed in the subgenus Eleutherodactylus. [3]
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. [4] The females have a light line across the eyelids and usually have “white dots along the face, flanks, forelimbs, and thighs.” [4] The Eleutherodactylus species do not have webbed feet. These frogs, especially the dwarf coqui, have individual, finger-like feet, with round, disc-like toes. [4] E. coqui is often referred to as the “coqui,” which originates from its distinctive call. [5] 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.” [4]