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Eleutherodactylus coqui (Thomas, 1966)
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The population size of E. coqui outnumbers all other frogs within the forests of Puerto Rico. The availability of shelter and nesting, when limited, is a factor in the population size of E. coqui. Worldwide, populations have increased as E. coqui have been introduced and established in Florida and the Hawaiian Islands through the importation of greenhouse plants from Puerto Rico.
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Global Range: (1000-20,000 square km (about 400-8000 square miles)) Native and present throughout Puerto Rico, though not common in arid southwest. Sea level to 1200 m (Toro Negro) (Schwartz and Henderson 1988).
Introduced on St. Thomas and St. Croix, Dominican Republic (Joglar and Rios-Lopez, 1998, Herpetol. Rev. 29:107), and Hawaii (Kraus et al. 1999). Also introduced in Florida, where this frog now exists apparently only in greenhouses; not clearly established (Bartlett and Bartlett 1999). Purported record from New Orleans, Louisiana (e.g., Conant and Collins 1991), is based only on a few males that lived in a greenhouse for a few years and do not constitute a legitimate occurrence (Dundee, 1991, Herpetol. Rev. 22:122).
Puerto Rican coquis, Eleutherodactylus coqui, are found naturally in Puerto Rico up to elevations of 1,200m. They have been introduced to southern Florida, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Biogeographic Regions: nearctic (Introduced ); neotropical (Native ); oceanic islands (Introduced )
- 2003. Amphibians. Pp. "164" in M Hutchins, W Duellman, N Schlager, eds. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, Vol. 6, Second Edition. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group.
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Eleutherodactylus coqui is prey of:
Buteo platypterus
Epicrates inornatus
Saurothera vieilloti
Otus nudipes
Arrhyton exiguum
Herpestes auropunctatus
Scolopendra alternans
Eleutherodactylus coqui
Eleutherodactylus wightmanae
Melanerpes portoricensis
Todus mexicanus
Mimocichla plumbea
Margarops fuscatus
Anolis gundlachi
Alsophis portoricensis
Phyrnus longipes
Avicularia laeta
Myiarchus antillarum
Vireo latimeri
Nesospingus speculiferus
Icterus dominicensis
Acari
Araneae
Sparassidae
Vireo altiloquus
Seiurus aurocapillus
Seiurus motacilla
Sphaerodactylus klauberi
Tityus obtusus
Ponerinae
Epilobocera situatifrons
Rattus rattus
Diptera
Formicidae
Orthoptera
Diplopoda
Secernentia nematodes
Polydontes
Caracolus caracolla
Based on studies in:
Puerto Rico, El Verde (Rainforest)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- Waide RB, Reagan WB (eds) (1996) The food web of a tropical rainforest. University of Chicago Press, Chicago
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Global Long Term Trend: Increase of 10-25% to decline of 30%
This species occurs on Puerto Rico, and has been introduced on to Isla Vieques and Isla Culebra, as well as to Dominican Republic, St. Thomas, St John and St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands, and Hawaii and Florida in the United States. Individuals of E. coqui were introduced to New Orleans and Boston, although in New Orleans the species was never established, as introduced individuals were only males (Dundee 1991), and in Bostons case, individuals appear to be restricted to a greenhouse at the University of Massachussetts grounds (Pearson 2006). It appears to have been incidentally transported to Guam, although it is not considered to have established a breeding population there (Christy et al. 2007). These instances are not mapped as part of the species' range. The species has been recorded from sea level up to the highest peak in Puerto Rico at 1,338 m asl.
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Eleutherodactylus coqui preys on:
Scolopendra alternans
Eleutherodactylus coqui
Eleutherodactylus richmondi
Eleutherodactylus portoricensis
Eleutherodactylus wightmanae
Eleutherodactylus eneidae
Eleutherodactylus hedricki
Anolis evermanni
Anolis stratulus
Anolis gundlachi
Phyrnus longipes
Avicularia laeta
Acari
Araneae
Sparassidae
Tityus obtusus
Ponerinae
Epilobocera situatifrons
Geophilomorpha
Pseudoscorpionida
Opiliones
Neuroptera
Hemiptera
Coleoptera
Diptera
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Schizomus
Orthoptera
Diplopoda
Thysanoptera
Secernentia nematodes
Collembola
Machilidae
Blattellidae
Blattidae
Phasmatidae
Isoptera
Dermaptera
Psocoptera
Auchenorrhyncha
Sternorrhyncha
Lepidoptera
Megascolecidae
Oniscidae
Leptophlebiidae
Trichoptera
Stylomatophora
seeds
flowers
Based on studies in:
Puerto Rico, El Verde (Rainforest)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- Waide RB, Reagan WB (eds) (1996) The food web of a tropical rainforest. University of Chicago Press, Chicago
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This species of frog is a direct developer. The adults lay eggs on land and they hatch directly into subadult frogs. The free-swimming tadpole stage, common in many amphibians, is completely lacking in this species (Conant and Collins 1991).
- Conant, R. and Collins, J. T. (1991). A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians: Eastern/Central North America. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
- Joglar, R. L. (1998). Los CoquÃes de Puerto Rico: Su Historia Natural y Conservación. University of Puerto Rico Press, Puerto Rico.
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endemic to a single nation
100,000 - 1,000,000 individuals
Comments: Total adult population size is unknown but surely exceeds 100,000.