Yellow mottled coqui
Yellow mottled coqui | |
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Scientific classification | |
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 |
The yellow mottled coqui (Eleutherodactylus lentus) is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family endemic to the US Virgin Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Cope, E.D. 1862. On some new and little known American Anura. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 14, pp. 151-159.
- Hedges, B. & Thomas, R. 2004. Eleutherodactylus lentus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
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