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12-22-2016

Eleutherodactylus cooki

Eleutherodactylus cooki NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video. The Puerto Rican rock frog, Eleutherodactylus cooki, also known as the Puerto Rican cave-dwelling frog or rock coqui, and locally as coquí guajón, or guajón for brevity, is a threatened frog species from the coqui genus. This unique species of tropical frogs dwells primarily in crevices and grottos in the Cuchilla de Panduras mountain range in southeastern Puerto Rico. The native name guajón is derived from its habitat, guajonales, which are caves formed by rock formations between huge stones. Despite being the state animal and considered emblematic of the region, of the 17 species of coquí, three are believed to be extinct and the rest are rare and declining in numbers. The Puerto Rican rock frog is extremely restricted in geographical distribution. The frog is threatened due to deforestation, agricultural, rural, and industrial development, and the associated infrastructure. It is sometimes called the “demon of Puerto Rico” because of its eerie call and phantom-like appearance. The species was first described by American herpetologist, Chapman Grant in 1932.

Detailed information
Full Name: guajon (Eleutherodactylus cooki)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Amphibians
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 06/11/1997 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the guajon, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Puerto Rico
  • US Counties in which the guajon, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/24/2004 Recovery Plan for the Guajon or Puerto Rican Demon View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/24/2004 Recovery Plan for the Guajon or Puerto Rican Demon View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
08/22/2016 81 FR 56692 56693 5-Year Status Reviews of 14 Caribbean Species; Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information.
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
09/12/2005 70 FR 53807 53808 5-Year Review of Eight Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review
09/24/2004 69 FR 57357 57358 Notice of Availability of a Final Recovery Plan for the Threatened Guaj[oacute]n (Eleutherodactylus cooki)
  • Notice Final Recovery Plan Availability
04/01/2004 69 FR 17225 17225 Notice of Availability of a Technical Agency Draft Recovery Plan for the Threatened Guaj[oacute]n (Eleutherodactylus cooki) for Review and Comment
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
Date
Title
04/20/2011 Guajon or Puerto Rican Demon (Eleutherodactylus cooki) 5-Year Review
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