Eleutherodactylidae

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Eleutherodactylidae is a family of mostly small, terrestrial “rain frogs” or “coquí” frogs known for direct development (bypassing a free-swimming tadpole stage) and high diversity in the Neotropics.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Eleutherodactylidae canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf amphibian family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
activityPattern often nocturnal ⓘ
biogeographicRealm Neotropical realm ⓘ
class Amphibia ⓘ
climatePreference subtropical ⓘ
tropical ⓘ
commonName coquí frogs ⓘ
rain frogs ⓘ
conservationConcern many species sensitive to climate change ⓘ
many species threatened by habitat loss ⓘ
containsGenus Craugastor ⓘ
Diasporus ⓘ
Eleutherodactylus ⓘ
Euhyas ⓘ
Ischnocnema ⓘ
Pristimantis ⓘ
Syrrhopus ⓘ
developmentType direct development ⓘ
eggDepositionSite moist terrestrial sites ⓘ
embryonicDevelopment hatching as miniature frogs ⓘ
feedingType insectivorous ⓘ
geographicDistribution Caribbean ⓘ
Central America ⓘ
Neotropics ⓘ
linked to: Neotropical realm

South America ⓘ
hasLarvalStage no free‑swimming tadpole stage ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
larvalHabitat no aquatic larval habitat required ⓘ
microhabitat forest floor ⓘ
leaf litter ⓘ
low vegetation ⓘ
notableTrait bypasses free‑living tadpole stage ⓘ
high species richness in montane forests ⓘ
order Anura ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproductiveMode eggs laid on land ⓘ
reproductiveStrategy terrestrial egg guarding in some species ⓘ
respiration cutaneous respiration ⓘ
pulmonary respiration ⓘ
skinType moist glandular skin ⓘ
speciesDiversity high ⓘ
suborder Neobatrachia ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
typeOfLocomotion saltatory locomotion ⓘ
typicalBodySize mostly small ⓘ
typicalHabitat terrestrial ⓘ
vocalization males produce advertisement calls ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mona coqui → family → Eleutherodactylidae ⓘ
Eleutherodactylus → family → Eleutherodactylidae ⓘ