Virgin Islands coqui
The Virgin Islands coqui (Eleutherodactylus schwartzi) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. The species is endemic to the British Virgin Islands and the US Virgin Islands.[1]
Virgin Islands coqui | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
Genus: | Eleutherodactylus |
Species: | E. schwartzi |
Binomial name | |
Eleutherodactylus schwartzi Thomas, 1966 | |
Etymology
The specific name, schwartzi, is in honor of American herpetologist Albert Schwartz.[2]
Conservation status
E. schwartzi is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
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References
- Hedges B, Thomas, R. 2004. Eleutherodactylus schwartzi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2013. The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. 262 pp. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1. (Eleutherodactylus schwartzi, p. 194).
Further reading
- Schwartz A, Thomas R. 1975. A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Eleutherodactylus schwartzi, p. 36).
- Thomas R. 1966. "New species of Antillean Eleutherodactylus ". Quart. J. Florida Acad. Sci. 28 (4): 375–391. (Eleutherodactylus schwartzi, new species, pp. 386–390).
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