List of amphibians of Puerto Rico

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. Endemic species. Introduced species. Extinct species. Extirpated species

Amphibians

Family Bufonidae SpeciesCommon name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona OtherBufo marinus Marine toadXXXBufo lemur Puerto Rican crested toadX

Family Hylidae

Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona OtherHyla cinerea American green tree frogXOsteopilus septentrionalis Cuban tree frogXScinax ruber Red snouted treefrogX

Family Leptodactylidae

Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona OtherEleutherodactylus antillensisAntillean coquíXXXEleutherodactylus brittoni Grass coquíXEleutherodactylus cochranaeWhistling coquíXEleutherodactylus cooki Cook's robber frogXEleutherodactylus coquiCommon coquíXXXEleutherodactylus eneidae Mottled coquíXEleutherodactylus gryllus Cricket coquíXEleutherodactylus hedricki Tree-hole coquíXEleutherodactylus jasperi Golden coquíXEleutherodactylus juanariveroi Plains coquíXEleutherodactylus karlschmidti Web-footed coquíXEleutherodactylus locustus Warty coquíXEleutherodactylus monensis Mona coquíXEleutherodactylus portoricensis Forest coquíXEleutherodactylus richmondi Ground coquíXEleutherodactylus unicolor Burrowing coquíXEleutherodactylus wightmanae Melodious coquíXLeptodactylus albilabrisCaribbean white-lipped frogXXXX

Family Ranidae

SpeciesCommon name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona OtherRana catesbeiana BullfrogXXRana grylio Pig frogX

See also

Fauna of Puerto Rico List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico List of endemic flora of Puerto Rico List of mammals of Puerto Rico List of birds of Puerto Rico List of reptiles of Puerto Rico

Footnotes This species is endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico. This species is extinct. This species no longer occurs in the archipelago Puerto Rico but other populations exist elsewhere. This species was introduced to the archipelago of Puerto Rico. This species occurs in Caja de Muertos Island. This species occurs in Cayo Batata. This species occurs in Cayo Santiago. This species occurs in the island of Desecheo. This species occurs in Magueyes island. This species occurs in the island of Monito. This species occurs in the island of Culebrita.

References

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