Coquí is a common name for several species of small frogs in the genus Eleutherodactylus native to Puerto Rico. They are onomatopoeically named for the very loud mating call which the males of two species, the common coqui and the upland coqui, make at night.

The coqui is a small, nocturnal, 1-2 inch tree frog with colors varying from tan to dark brown. It has a round body shape and a broad rounded snout with distinctive toe pads. They make a distinctive co-qui, (pronounced “ko-kee”) vocalization that is rather loud.

The common coquí, widely known as the coquí (Eleutherodactylus coqui), is a species of frog native to Puerto Rico belonging to the family Eleutherodactylidae.

The Puerto Rican coqui (pronounced ko-kee) is a small arboreal frog that’s brown, yellow, or green in color. Its scientific genus name— Eleutherodactylus —means “free toes” because, unlike many frogs, the coqui doesn’t have webbed feet.

2024年11月29日 · The saying is, “I’m not yelling, I’m Puerto Rican.” The traits of this miniscule frog and the tremendous people of the island often mirror each other, so it is very fitting that the coquí is Puerto Rico’s national symbol.

The common coquí or coquí (Eleutherodactylus coqui) is a species of frog endemic to Puerto Rico belonging to the family Eleutherodactylidae. The species is named for the loud call the males make at night.

Common coquis are small tree frogs that average 1 to 2 inches in length, with females being slightly larger than males. They have white to yellow coloration on their bellies, speckled with brown, and are brown to gray on their backs.

Identification: A small, brown or gray-brown arboreal frog which, unlike the nonindigenous greenhouse frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris), has eyes that are gold, golden-brown, or brown, rather than red, and has toe disks (toepads) for climbing (Conant and Collins, 1998; Joglar, 1998; Rivero, 1998). May superficially resemble indigenous ...

Eleuthero­dacty­lus coqui is de­scribed as a small tree frog, how­ever it is the largest frog species in the forests of Puerto Rico, with adults from 24 to 55 mm. Fe­males are larger than males and lo­ca­tion also greatly af­fects size: the higher the el­e­va­tion, the larger the in­di­vid­ual.

E. coqui is a relatively small tree frog native to Puerto Rico, which has been introduced to Florida, Hawaii, the Galapagos Islands, New Zealand and a few other Caribbean islands. The frogs are quite adaptable to different ecological zones and elevations.