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List of amphibians of Puerto Rico

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This is a list of the amphibians of the archipelago of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican archipelago consists of the main island of Puerto Rico, two island municipalities, Vieques and Culebra, one minor uninhabited island, Mona and several smaller islands and cays.

This list only includes animals with verifiable established populations in the archipelago of Puerto Rico. Many species of amphibians are introduced, both legally (mainly through the pet industry) and illegally, to the archipelago of Puerto Rico every year, with some of these species being subsequently released into the wild. However, non-viable breeding species do not constitute a breeding population and hence they lack inclusion in this list.

The following tags help provide additional information regarding the status of each species.

  • {{ref_label|Endemic|e|endemic}} Endemic species.
  • {{ref_label|Introduced|i|introduced}} Introduced species.
  • {{ref_label|Extinct|ext|extinct}} Extinct species.
  • {{ref_label|Extirpated|ex|extirpated}} Extirpated species

Amphibians

= Family Bufonidae =

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! width=25% | Species

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! Puerto Rico

! Culebra

! Vieques

! Mona

! Other

Bufo marinus {{ref_label|Introduced|i|introduced}}

|Marine toad

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Bufo lemur {{ref_label|Endemic|e|endemic}}

|Puerto Rican crested toad

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= Family Hylidae =

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! width=25% | Species

! width=25% | Common name

! Puerto Rico

! Culebra

! Vieques

! Mona

! Other

Hyla cinerea {{ref_label|Introduced|i|introduced}}

|American green tree frog

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Osteopilus septentrionalis {{ref_label|Introduced|i|introduced}}

|Cuban tree frog

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Scinax ruber {{ref_label|Introduced|i|introduced}}

|Red snouted treefrog

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= Family Leptodactylidae =

width=90% class="wikitable"

! width=25% | Species

! width=25% | Common name

! Puerto Rico

! Culebra

! Vieques

! Mona

! Other

Eleutherodactylus antillensis

|Antillean coquí

|align=center|X

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Eleutherodactylus brittoni {{ref_label|Endemic|e|endemic}}

|Grass coquí

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Eleutherodactylus cochranae

|Whistling coquí

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Eleutherodactylus cooki {{ref_label|Endemic|e|endemic}}

|Cook's robber frog

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Eleutherodactylus coqui

|Common coquí

|align=center|X

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Eleutherodactylus eneidae {{ref_label|Extinct|ext|extinct}}

|Mottled coquí

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Eleutherodactylus gryllus {{ref_label|Endemic|e|endemic}}

|Cricket coquí

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Eleutherodactylus hedricki {{ref_label|Endemic|e|endemic}}

|Tree-hole coquí

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Eleutherodactylus jasperi {{ref_label|Extinct|ext|extinct}}

|Golden coquí

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Eleutherodactylus juanariveroi {{ref_label|Endemic|e|endemic}}

|Plains coquí

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Eleutherodactylus karlschmidti {{ref_label|Extinct|ext|extinct}}

|Web-footed coquí

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Eleutherodactylus locustus {{ref_label|Endemic|e|endemic}}

|Warty coquí

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Eleutherodactylus monensis {{ref_label|Endemic|e|endemic}}

|Mona coquí

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Eleutherodactylus portoricensis {{ref_label|Endemic|e|endemic}}

|Forest coquí

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Eleutherodactylus richmondi {{ref_label|Endemic|e|endemic}}

|Ground coquí

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Eleutherodactylus unicolor {{ref_label|Endemic|e|endemic}}

|Burrowing coquí

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Eleutherodactylus wightmanae {{ref_label|Endemic|e|endemic}}

|Melodious coquí

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Leptodactylus albilabris

|Caribbean white-lipped frog

|align=center|X

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|align=center|X {{ref_label|Cayo Santiago|7|Cayo Santiago}}

= Family Ranidae =

width=90% class="wikitable"

! width=25% | Species

! width=25% |Common name

! Puerto Rico

! Culebra

! Vieques

! Mona

! Other

Rana catesbeiana {{ref_label|Introduced|i|introduced}}

|Bullfrog

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Rana grylio {{ref_label|Introduced|i|introduced}}

|Pig frog

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See also

{{Portal|Puerto Rico|Biology}}

Footnotes

  1. {{note_label|Endemic|1|endemic}} This species is endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico.
  2. {{note_label|Extinct|2|extinct}} This species is extinct.
  3. {{note_label|Extirpated|3|extirpated}} This species no longer occurs in the archipelago Puerto Rico but other populations exist elsewhere.
  4. {{note_label|Introduced|4|introduced}} This species was introduced to the archipelago of Puerto Rico.
  5. {{note_label|Caja de Muertos|5|Caja de Muertos}} This species occurs in Caja de Muertos Island.
  6. {{note_label|Cayo Batata|6|Cayo Batata}} This species occurs in Cayo Batata.
  7. {{note_label|Cayo Santiago|7|Cayo Santiago}} This species occurs in Cayo Santiago.
  8. {{note_label|Desecheo|8|Desecheo}} This species occurs in the island of Desecheo.
  9. {{note_label|Magueyes|9|Magueyes}} This species occurs in Magueyes island.
  10. {{note_label|Monito|10|Monito}} This species occurs in the island of Monito.
  11. {{note_label|Culebrita|11|Culebrita}} This species occurs in the island of Culebrita.

References

  • {{cite book

| last = Rivero

| first = Juan A.

| year = 1998

| title = Los anfibios y reptiles de Puerto Rico

| publisher = University of Puerto Rico Press

| location = San Juan, Puerto Rico

| isbn = 978-0-8477-0243-5

| url-access = registration

| url = https://archive.org/details/losanfibiosyrept00rive

}}

  • {{cite web| url =http://www.cnnet.upr.edu/ecologia/nsga_web/Herp_web_ss/index.htm| title =The Herpetofauna of Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico| publisher =Naval Security Group Activity Sabana Seca| access-date =March 30, 2006| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20050318130553/http://www.cnnet.upr.edu/ecologia/nsga_web/Herp_web_ss/index.htm| archive-date =March 18, 2005}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.homestead.com/anolis/puertolist.html |title=Puerto Rico's Anoles |access-date=March 31, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060311095941/http://www.homestead.com/Anolis/puertolist.html |archive-date=March 11, 2006 }}
  • {{cite journal

|author=Heatwole, H., Sade, Donald S., and Hildreth, R.

|date=March 1963

|title=Herpetofauna of Cayo Santiago and Cayo Batata

|journal=Caribbean Journal of Science

|volume=3

|issue=1

|pages=1–5

|url=http://www.uprm.edu/publications/cjs/VOL03/P001-006.PDF

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050119085411/http://www.uprm.edu/publications/cjs/VOL03/P001-006.PDF

|archive-date=2005-01-19

}}

  • {{cite web

|last=Heatwole, H.

|first=Levins, R., and Byer, M.D.

|year=1981

|url=http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/duffy/arb/242-251/251.pdf

|title=Biogeography of the Puerto Rican Bank

|work=Atoll Research Bulletin

|publisher=The Smithsonian Institution

|access-date=April 2, 2006

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221182612/http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/duffy/arb/242-251/251.pdf

|archive-date=February 21, 2008

}}

  • Rios-López, N. and R. Thomas. 2007. A new species of palustrine Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Puerto Rico. Zootaxa 1512: 51–64

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