Golden Coqui
Scientific Name – Eleutherodactylus jasperi
Classification – Eleutherodactylidae
Baby Name – Tadpole, polliwog
Collective Noun – Army, colony
Average Length – 1.7–2.2 cm (0.67–0.87 in)
Life Expectancy – Not known
Breeding Season – Not known
Gestation Period – Around 28 days
Special Features – Gives birth to live young; upper surface is covered in small bumps; possess a bluntly rounded snout; digits have vestigial webbing with rounded terminal discs; coloration ranges from uniform olive-gold to yellow-gold upper surface with pale yellow underside barring the transparent abdominal skin; pale gray iris with black speckles
Family Unit – Not known
Geographical Distribution – Puerto Rico
World Population – Decreasing
Conservation Status – Critically Endangered
Natural Habitat – Bromeliads in subhumid forest, open and rocky areas
Diet – Insects, other tiny invertebrates
Predators – Not known