Virgin Islands coqui

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]

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

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. 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).

Further reading

  • Schwartz A, Thomas R. 1975. A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Eleutherodactylus schwartzi, p. 36).
  • Thomas R. 1966. "New species of Antillean Eleutherodactylus ". Quart. J. Florida Acad. Sci. 28 (4): 375–391. (Eleutherodactylus schwartzi, new species, pp. 386–390).


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