Kauaʻi record · KBA-HERP-0004
Common Coqui
Eleutherodactylus coqui
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About Common Coqui
Common Coqui (Eleutherodactylus coqui) is locally established on Kauaʻi and subject to active detection and control; its island distribution is dynamic.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Eleutherodactylus coqui
- Common names
- Common Coqui
- Family
- Eleutherodactylidae
- Order
- Anura
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence limits
- Occurrence is supported; local abundance and impact estimates remain less certain than presence.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Moist vegetated lowland sites, nurseries, gardens and dense ground/leaf vegetation around known detections.
- Food and resource needs
- Small terrestrial invertebrates.
- Reproduction
- Moist terrestrial microhabitat for egg deposition and development.
- Shelter
- Moist soil, vegetation, litter, crevices, banks, or aquatic edge structure depending on species.
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- High-density populations can consume large numbers of invertebrates, alter nutrient pathways and create major noise impacts; plant trade can spread populations.
- Conservation actions
- Early detection, containment/control where feasible, prevent intentional release or transport, protect high-value native habitats, and monitor ecological effects.
- Monitoring
- Repeat island occurrence surveys, population trend monitoring, and impact studies using standardized methods.
- Data gaps
- Current population distribution, abundance, and Kauaʻi-specific ecological effect sizes remain incompletely quantified.
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Year-round with activity/reproduction influenced by rainfall and temperature
- Seasonal description
- Common Coqui (Eleutherodactylus coqui) is locally established on Kauaʻi and subject to active detection and control; its island distribution is dynamic.