Coqui Duende vs Rana de Grupas Rojas Costera

Eleutherodactylus unicolor compared with Eleutherodactylus paralius

Key Differences

• Coqui Duende is Critically Endangered while Rana de Grupas Rojas Costera is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coqui Duende	Rana de Grupas Rojas Costera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order same	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family same	Eleutherodactylidae	Eleutherodactylidae
Genus same	Eleutherodactylus	Eleutherodactylus
Species	Eleutherodactylus unicolor	Eleutherodactylus paralius

Evolutionary Relationship

Coqui Duende and Rana de Grupas Rojas Costera share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Eleutherodactylus.

Conservation Status

Coqui Duende

CR — Critically Endangered

Rana de Grupas Rojas Costera

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coqui Duende	Rana de Grupas Rojas Costera
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coqui Duende

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Rana de Grupas Rojas Costera

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Coqui Duende

The Burrowing Coqui (Eleutherodactylus unicolor) is a species in the genus Eleutherodactylus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Rana de Grupas Rojas Costera

Coastal red-rumped frog (Eleutherodactylus paralius) is a small direct-developing frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae, endemic to lowland coastal forests and their margins in Cuba and possibly other Caribbean islands. Like all members of the speciose genus Eleutherodactylus, it bypasses an aquatic larval stage, with embryos developing directly within the egg into miniature froglets. The species inhabits humid leaf litter, root tangles, and low vegetation in coastal forest and scrub, emerging nocturnally to forage for small invertebrates including insects and arachnids. The common name refers to reddish or orange coloration on the posterior flanks or groin, which may serve as an aposematic signal or camouflage disruptive pattern. Eleutherodactylus is the most species-rich vertebrate genus on Earth, with hundreds of species distributed across the Caribbean and the Americas. Coastal red-rumped frog is assessed as Near Threatened by the IUCN, reflecting pressure from habitat loss driven by coastal development, logging, and the spread of chytrid fungus, which has devastated amphibian populations globally. Monitoring and habitat protection are critical for its persistence.