The dwarf coquí or elfin coquí (''Eleutherodactylus unicolor'', in Spanish ''coquí duende'') is a species of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order (biology), order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek , literally 'without tail'). Frog species with rough ski ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

Puerto Rico ; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...

. It is placed in the subgenus ''Eleutherodactylus''.

Description

The dwarf coqui is a small frog with a grayish-brown back, a black-mask like face, and a series of light dots that follow through to the posterior of the frog.Mowbray, Alan
“Wildlife Facts – October 2006 – Dwarf Coqui.”
US Forest Service. October. 2006. Web. 2 March. 2010. The females have a light line across the eyelids and usually have "white dots along the face, flanks, forelimbs, and thighs." The ''Eleutherodactylus'' species do not have webbed feet. These frogs, especially the dwarf coqui, have individual, finger-like feet, with round, disc-like toes. ''E. coqui'' is often referred to as the "coqui", which originates from its distinctive call. The "coqui" frogs are known for the unusual sounds they make. "The call of the dwarf coqui has been compared to the sound of a fingernail being dragged across the teeth of a comb or the winding of a watch."

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q2276580 Eleutherodactylus Endemic fauna of Puerto Rico Amphibians of Puerto Rico Amphibians described in 1904 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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