Frog of Puerto Rico

Coqui is a little frog that lives in the rainforest of Puerto Rico . The Coqui is born with a small tail, but it disappears very fast as it grows. This frog is about 15 mm to 80 mm long and it comes in many different colors such as yellow, brown, green, and sometimes in multiple colors.

The Coqui has free toes. This means that its toes do not have a connecting membrane like the duck. This means that these little animals don’t need to swim. They have little balls at the tip of their toes that help them stick to branches and leaves, even when they are wet. Because they are so light the glue in strong enough to make them stick to the leaves.

The Coqui makes babies in all seasons, but more so in rainy weather. The Coqui is famous in Puerto Rico, and that is the reason it was made the state animal. They call it Coqui because of the noise it makes that sounds like: KO-KI. This frog begins to sing by the time the sun goes down. Only the male Coqui sings, never the female.

References:

http://topuertorico.org/coqui.shtml

http://www.salonhogar.com/