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 ...
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 ...
The male’s mating call, a two-note, high-pitched “co-qui,” gives the coqui frog its name. With no predators, the frogs from Puerto Rico can proliferate and eat large quantities of native ...