More mongoose is not good for ground-nesting birds, such as the uau kani (wedge-tailed shearwater) or endangered uau (Hawaiian petrel), and coqui could indirectly contribute to a decline in these ...

The male’s mating call, a two-note, high-pitched “co-qui,” gives the coqui frog its name. With no predators, the frogs from Puerto Rico can proliferate and eat large quantities of native ...

DESCRIPTION: This is the smallest of the coquí frogs of Puerto Rico, and the only wetland specialist among the 17 known species. Mature adults are only the width of a dime, ranging in color from a ...