Common Coqui

• It is the national symbol of Puerto Rico and its call, a two-syllable co-quí repeated all night long, is probably the sound most associated with the island's identity. The male gives the co to warn off other males and the quí to attract females.
• It has no tadpole stage: the eggs, laid on damp ground or among leaves, hatch directly into fully formed froglets, and the male guards the clutch until they emerge.
• Introduced accidentally to Hawaii with ornamental plants, it has become a pest there: it reaches densities of tens of thousands per hectare and its night chorus hits noise levels that have led to property lawsuits.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (amphibian)

Habitat and environment

Moist forest, coffee plantations, gardens and urban areas of Puerto Rico

Birth weight

Hatches as a fully formed frog, with no free-living tadpole stage

Size at birth

About 5 mm on hatching, already shaped like a miniature adult frog

Sexual maturity

8 months

Gestation / incubation

Direct development in the egg, with no tadpole stage

Litter / clutch size

28 eggs

Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleutherodactylus_coqui

Best time: All year round in Puerto Rico, at night and above all after rain, when the males call their 'ko-kee' from the vegetation.

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.