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Coquis in Hawaii
Posted on: 2007-04-23 03:55:35
By: Anonymous
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Coquis were inadvertantly introduced to Hawaii a few years ago. They are now thriving and spreading. Efforts to eliminate them have not been successful. If Puerto Rico wants them, they are welcome to come and pick them up. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/coqui/.
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Re: Coquis in Hawaii
Posted on: 2007-04-23 04:55:12
By: admin
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If only it were that simple! The coqui on the linked page is the common coqui, which is abundant in Puerto Rico. From the first article it is the "coqui palmeado", "coqui eneida" and "coqui dorado" which have disappeared (although they don't list species names).
However - I do hope the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources in Hawaii is aware of these extinct species; who's to say that they weren't also inadvertantly introduced to Hawaii? You just never know!
Cheers,
Chris.
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Re: Coquis in Hawaii
Posted on: 2007-04-30 21:41:48
By: admin
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Edited By: admin
On: 2007-04-30 21:42:35
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I have just heard from Laurie Furumoto of the Hawaiian Ecosystems At Risk Project (HEAR) who has clarified that the three coqui species presumed exstinct in Puerto Rico are:
* Coqui Palmeado (Eleutherodactylus karlschmidti),
* Coqui Dorado (Eleutherodactylus jasperi), and
* Coqui de Eneida (Eleutherodactylus eneidae)
Laurie added that the common coqui (Eleutherodactylus coqui) and greenhouse frogs (Eleutherodactylus planirostris) are the only species in that genus having been identified in Hawaii to date.
For more information, explore the Hawaiian Ecosystems At Risk Project website.
Chris.
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