Yellow mottled coqui
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Species:
E. lentus
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus lentus
(Cope, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Hylodes lentus Cope, 1862
  • Hylodes riisei Reinhardt & Lütken, 1863

The yellow mottled coqui (Eleutherodactylus lentus) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to the US Virgin Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Eleutherodactylus lentus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T56711A3047786. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T56711A3047786.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

Sources

  • Cope, E.D. 1862. On some new and little known American Anura. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 14, pp. 151–159.


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