The silence is a stark contrast to the noise of the gasoline motor and, before that, the piercing calls of the coqui frogs that met Aquino and his crew from the Maui Invasive Species Committee ...

It sounds cute.’ But the problem is they have no predators here. So we have to be the predators.” In Haiku, home to the island’s largest known population of coqui frogs, the everyday ...

Coquí frogs are cultural symbols in Puerto Rico, well known for the “ko-kee” call made by the common coquí, Eleutherodactylus coqui. In fact, 16 distinct species can be found on the island — and ...

Coqui have the well-known, high-pitched, two-note song (ko-KEE !), while the quieter call of a greenhouse frog sounds more like a cricket. Greenhouse frogs are not a Hawaii quarantine pest and don ...

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 ...

The infestation of coqui frogs, so named because of the distinctive sound they make, was detected by a resident who heard ...

COURTESY DLNR Coqui frogs, native to Puerto Rico, were unintentionally introduced to Hawaii around 1988, according to the Oahu Invasive Species Committee. COURTESY DLNR Coqui frogs, native to Puerto ...