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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Least Concern |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
It is found in mesic forests. Males call from elevated exposed surfaces such as leaves and tree trunks. It is a habitat generalist and lives in both forest ecosystems, as well as, agricultural land including plantations and arable land, and urban settings. Nests are usually found on vegetation, and it develops directly.
Range:
This species is native to and widespread on the island of Puerto Rico where it has been recorded from sea level up to the highest peak in Puerto Rico at 1,338 m asl.
It has been introduced on to Isla Vieques and Isla Culebra (Rivero and Joglar 1979), as well as to Dominican Republic - although it is now extirpated - (Joglar and Ríos 1998, R. Joglar pers. comm. 2020), St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands (MacLean 1982, Waddle et al. 2006), Hawaii (Kraus et al. 1999, Kraus and Campbell 2002, Peacock et al. 2009, Zug 2013), south Florida in the United States - although now extirpated - (Austin and Schwartz 1975, Rivero 1984, Elliot et al. 2009), and Costa Rica (García-Rodríguez et al. 2010, Barrantes-Madrigal et al. 2019).
Individuals of this species were introduced to New Orleans and Boston, although in New Orleans the species was never established, as introduced individuals were only males (Dundee 1991), and in Boston’s case, individuals appear to be restricted to a greenhouse at the University of Massachusetts’ grounds (Pearson 2006). It appears to have been incidentally transported to Guam (Christy et al. 2007), but the two specimens were captured before a population could be established (R. Joglar pers. comm. 2020). These unestablished populations are not mapped as part of the species' range.
It has been introduced on to Isla Vieques and Isla Culebra (Rivero and Joglar 1979), as well as to Dominican Republic - although it is now extirpated - (Joglar and Ríos 1998, R. Joglar pers. comm. 2020), St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands (MacLean 1982, Waddle et al. 2006), Hawaii (Kraus et al. 1999, Kraus and Campbell 2002, Peacock et al. 2009, Zug 2013), south Florida in the United States - although now extirpated - (Austin and Schwartz 1975, Rivero 1984, Elliot et al. 2009), and Costa Rica (García-Rodríguez et al. 2010, Barrantes-Madrigal et al. 2019).
Individuals of this species were introduced to New Orleans and Boston, although in New Orleans the species was never established, as introduced individuals were only males (Dundee 1991), and in Boston’s case, individuals appear to be restricted to a greenhouse at the University of Massachusetts’ grounds (Pearson 2006). It appears to have been incidentally transported to Guam (Christy et al. 2007), but the two specimens were captured before a population could be established (R. Joglar pers. comm. 2020). These unestablished populations are not mapped as part of the species' range.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions In-Place
It occurs in all of the protected areas found on the island of Puerto Rico.
Conservation Needed
Economic development should not be granted priority over currently federally protected natural resource areas in Puerto Rico and the protected status of such lands should be maintained (Puerto Rico Red List Assessment Workshop 2020).
Research Needed
Monitoring of the native population in view of chytridiomycosis is recommended. More research is needed to better understand the species-specific response to the effects of climate change (Puerto Rico Red List Assessment Workshop 2020). Genetic studies are needed to better delineate the distributions of this species and E. schwartzi on the U.S. Virgin Islands (R. Platenberg pers. comm. 2020).
It occurs in all of the protected areas found on the island of Puerto Rico.
Conservation Needed
Economic development should not be granted priority over currently federally protected natural resource areas in Puerto Rico and the protected status of such lands should be maintained (Puerto Rico Red List Assessment Workshop 2020).
Research Needed
Monitoring of the native population in view of chytridiomycosis is recommended. More research is needed to better understand the species-specific response to the effects of climate change (Puerto Rico Red List Assessment Workshop 2020). Genetic studies are needed to better delineate the distributions of this species and E. schwartzi on the U.S. Virgin Islands (R. Platenberg pers. comm. 2020).