NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cricket Coqui
Eleutherodactylus gryllus Schmidt, 1920
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The cricket coquí, green coquí, or coquí grillo (Eleutherodactylus gryllus) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to Puerto Rico.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
E. gryllus has not been recorded from Carite State Forest since 2016, prior to Hurricane Maria's landfall. It is also believed to be extirpated from Cordillera Central State Forest. The population in El Yunque National Forest is likely in decline. E. gryllus has disappeared from lower elevations, but was formerly found between 39 and 1,045 metres (128 and 3,428 ft) above sea level.
Threats that may be affecting this critically endangered species include deforestation, chytridiomycosis, climate change, including hurricane damage to habitat, and invasive species.
Wikipedia contributors, Cricket coquí; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:32:23.845512+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Eleutherodactylus gryllus Schmidt, 1920
- Name authority
- Schmidt, 1920
- Common name
- Cricket Coqui
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Eleutherodactylidae
- Genus
- Eleutherodactylus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- superfamilyBrachycephaloidea Günther, 1858
- familyEleutherodactylidae Lutz, 1954
- subfamilyEleutherodactylinae Lutz, 1954
- genusEleutherodactylus Duméril & Bibron, 1841
- speciesEleutherodactylus gryllus Schmidt, 1920
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eleutherodactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eleutherodactylus acmonis Schwartz, 1960 | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eleutherodactylus albipes Barbour & Shreve, 1937 | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eleutherodactylus albolabris (Taylor, 1943) | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eleutherodactylus alcoae Schwartz, 1971 | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eleutherodactylus andrewsi Lynn, 1937 | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Antillean CoquiEleutherodactylus antillensis (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1863) | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eleutherodactylus atkinsi Dunn, 1925 | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eleutherodactylus barlagnei Lynch, 1965 | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eleutherodactylus beguei Díaz & Hedges, 2015 | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eleutherodactylus blairhedgesi Estrada, Díaz & Rodriguez, 1998 | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eleutherodactylus bresslerae Schwartz, 1960 | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eleutherodactylus casparii Dunn, 1926 | EleutherodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=173561 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:399B9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.