Frog FACT SHEET

ELEUTHERODACTYLUS FACT SHEET


E. coqui	E. martinicensis	E. planirostris

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Frog Identification:

E. coqui: Up to 52 mm (2"0 in length; brown or gray-brown with variable patterns including light mid-dorsal strip, dorsal chevrons, dark suprascapular W's, or unicolor. Call a two-note, high-pitched "co-qui".
E. martinicensis: Up to 47 mm (2") in length; appearance variable and similar to E. coqui, from which it is distinquished by size of to pads, angularity of snout, and cal. Call a short single rising note.
E. planirostris; Up to 36 mm (1.5" in length; mottled brown and tan, or brown with a mid-dorsal tan stripe. Call a diffuse series of irregularly pitched chirps or twitters.

Where they have been seen:

Species	Known Location in Hawaii	Native Range	Native Habitat
Eleutherodactylus coqui	Maui (3 sites), Big Island (2 sites); nurseries and surrounding forest, residential areas, hotels	Puerto Rico	mesic and rain forest 0-100m (3900') elev
E. martincensis	Maui (2 sites); in nursery, residential area and surrounding forest	Lesser Antilles (Caribbean)	dry, mesic, and rain forest, 0-770m (2500') elev
E. planirostris	Big Island (3 sites), Oahu (1 site), nuseries and adjacent ohia scrub, residential areas	Cuba, Bahamas, Caymans	dry and mesic forest, 0-610m (2000') elev
E. sp. indet. (E. coqui or E. martincensis)	Maui (4 sites), hotels and residential areas

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