Grass coqui

Grass coqui
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Species: E. brittoni
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus brittoni
Schmidt, 1920

The grass coqui or coqui de las hierbas (Eleutherodactylus brittoni) is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family, endemic to Puerto Rico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

See also

External audio
Frog Call
Grass Coqui Vocal
E. brittoni found in Puerto Rico.

References

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