Bronze coqui
The bronze coqui, Richmond's coqui, coquí caoba, or coquí de Richmond (Eleutherodactylus richmondi) is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family. The specific epithet, richmondi, is dedicated to Dr. Charles W. Richmond.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
| Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
| Species: | E. richmondi |
| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherodactylus richmondi Stejneger, 1904 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eleutherodactylus lentus richmondi - Barbour, 1937 | |
It is endemic to Puerto Rico, and its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
See also
- Fauna of Puerto Rico
- List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico
- List of amphibians and reptiles of Puerto Rico
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References
- Stejneger, L.H. 1904. The herpetology of Porto Rico. Annual Report of the United States National Museum for 1902, pp. 553-724.
- Ariadne Angulo (2008). "Eleutherodactylus richmondi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T56914A11551678. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T56914A11551678.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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