Description
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E. unicolor is a small species, in average 15mm SVL. The color is grayish brown with a pair of light lines from the eyes to the dorsal side of the thighs. The digital disks are very small and the legs are very muscular compared with other Eleutherodactylus of Puerto Rico (Rivero 1998) .It is not known if E. unicolor was originally restricted to the Sierra de Luquillo or if its distribution included other elfin forests in the Cordillera Central of Puerto Rico. The intense agriculture that destroyed most of the forested areas of the island up to the first half of the 20th century may have pushed this species to extinction in the rest of its habitat. The Sierra de Luquillo was protected since the Spanish crown took Puerto Rico as a colony in the 15th century.
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Distribution and Habitat
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This species is found above 600m only in the Sierra de Luquillo, northeast Puerto Rico. Most of the area is elfin forest. The species lives and calls under the roots, moss and rocks (Rivero, 1998).
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Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors
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The calls has been described as the sound when running a fingernail along the teeth of a comb. It is very abundant in the area. Calls during the afternoon and night. During the hot months the calling activity decreases (Rivero, 1998).
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Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors
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Since the species is found only in the Sierra de Luquillo, it is considered threatened due to the limited distribution. It has no risks from urban developments because the whole area is protected as part of the Caribbean National Forest of the United States Forest Service.
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Dwarf coqui
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The dwarf coqui or elfin coqui (Eleutherodactylus unicolor, in Spanish coquí duende) is a species of frog endemic to Puerto Rico.[2] It is placed in the subgenus Eleutherodactylus.[3]
Description
The dwarf coqui is a small frog with a grayish-brown back, a black-mask like face, and a series of light dots that follow through to the posterior of the frog.[4] The females have a light line across the eyelids and usually have “white dots along the face, flanks, forelimbs, and thighs.”[4] The Eleutherodactylus species do not have webbed feet. These frogs, especially the dwarf coqui, have individual, finger-like feet, with round, disc-like toes.[4] E. coqui is often referred to as the “coqui,” which originates from its distinctive call.[5] The “coqui” frogs are known for the unusual sounds they make. “The call of the dwarf coqui has been compared to the sound of a fingernail being dragged across the teeth of a comb or the winding of a watch.”[4]
See also
Sources
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^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Eleutherodactylus unicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T57023A172796109. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T57023A172796109.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Eleutherodactylus unicolor Stejneger, 1904". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
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^ Heinicke, M. P.; Duellman, W. E.; Hedges, S. B. (2007). "Major Caribbean and Central American frog faunas originated by ancient oceanic dispersal". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 104 (24): 10092–10097. doi:10.1073/pnas.0611051104. PMC 1891260. PMID 17548823.
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^ a b c d Mowbray, Alan. “Wildlife Facts – October 2006 – Dwarf Coqui.” US Forest Service. October. 2006. Web. 2 March. 2010.
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^ Beard, Karen H.; Price, Emily A. & Pitt, William C. (2009). "Biology and impacts of Pacific island invasive species. 5. Eleutherodactylus coqui, the coqui frog (Anura: Lepftodactylidae)" (PDF). Pacific Science. 63 (3): 297–316. doi:10.2984/049.063.0301. hdl:10125/22762. S2CID 39110315.
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Dwarf coqui: Brief Summary
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The dwarf coqui or elfin coqui (Eleutherodactylus unicolor, in Spanish coquí duende) is a species of frog endemic to Puerto Rico. It is placed in the subgenus Eleutherodactylus.
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