Virgin Islands coqui

Virgin Islands coqui
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Subfamily: Eleutherodactylinae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Species: E. schwartzi
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus schwartzi
Thomas, 1966

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]

Etymology

The specific name, schwartzi, is in honor of American herpetologist Albert Schwartz.[2]

Habitat

The natural habitats of E. schwartzi are subtropical or tropical dry forests.[1]

Conservation status

E. schwartzi is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hedges B, Thomas, R. 2004. Eleutherodactylus schwartzi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
  2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2013. The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. 262 pp. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1. (Eleutherodactylus schwartzi, p. 194).

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