Virgin Islands coqui | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
Species: | E. schwartzi
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Binomial name | |
Eleutherodactylus schwartzi
Thomas, 1966
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The Virgin Islands coqui (Eleutherodactylus schwartzi) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. The species is endemic to the British Virgin Islands and the US Virgin Islands. [1]
The specific name, schwartzi, is in honor of American herpetologist Albert Schwartz. [2]
The natural habitats of E. schwartzi are subtropical or tropical dry forests. [1]
E. schwartzi is threatened by habitat loss. [1]