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This is a list of the amphibians of the archipelago of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican archipelago consists of the main island of Puerto Rico, two island municipalities, Vieques and Culebra, one minor uninhabited island, Mona and several smaller islands and cays.

This list only includes animals with verifiable established populations in the archipelago of Puerto Rico. Many species of amphibians are introduced, both legally (mainly through the pet industry) and illegally, to the archipelago of Puerto Rico every year, with some of these species being subsequently released into the wild. However, non-viable breeding species do not constitute a breeding population and hence they lack inclusion in this list.

The following tags help provide additional information regarding the status of each species.

Amphibians

Family Bufonidae

Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona Other
Bufo marinus Marine toad X X X
Bufo lemur Puerto Rican crested toad X

Family Hylidae

Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona Other
Hyla cinerea American green tree frog X
Osteopilus septentrionalis Cuban tree frog X
Scinax ruber Red snouted treefrog X

Family Leptodactylidae

Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona Other
Eleutherodactylus antillensis Antillean coquí X X X
Eleutherodactylus brittoni Grass coquí X
Eleutherodactylus cochranae Whistling coquí X
Eleutherodactylus cooki Cook's robber frog X
Eleutherodactylus coqui Common coquí X X X
Eleutherodactylus eneidae Mottled coquí X
Eleutherodactylus gryllus Cricket coquí X
Eleutherodactylus hedricki Tree-hole coquí X
Eleutherodactylus jasperi Golden coquí X
Eleutherodactylus juanariveroi Plains coquí X
Eleutherodactylus karlschmidti Web-footed coquí X
Eleutherodactylus locustus Warty coquí X
Eleutherodactylus monensis Mona coquí X
Eleutherodactylus portoricensis Forest coquí X
Eleutherodactylus richmondi Ground coquí X
Eleutherodactylus unicolor Burrowing coquí X
Eleutherodactylus wightmanae Melodious coquí X
Leptodactylus albilabris Caribbean white-lipped frog X X X X

Family Ranidae

Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona Other
Rana catesbeiana Bullfrog X X
Rana grylio Pig frog X
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