Grass coqui
| Grass coqui | |
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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
| Frog Call | |
 Grass Coqui Vocal |
E. brittoni found in Puerto Rico.
References
- Hedges, B., Joglar, R. & Thomas, R. 2004. Eleutherodactylus brittoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
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