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Common Coqui

Eleutherodactylus coqui

Photo by Brian Muñiz
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Male Coqui found under a palm tree leave in the dense rainforest. Guarding a group of recently laid eggs. His colors matched perfectly with the palm tree leave.

Habitat:

Dense foreste of El Yunque National Rainforest. Palm tree leave was starting to decay and saturated with water. Area was very wet and humid.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Brian Muñiz
Thanks, I have 3 more coqui species to upload and a numerous amount of geckos/anoles.

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PublishedOctober 5, 2013

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