| Specimen ID | 267214 |
| Group | Amphibians-Frogs |
| Genus | Eleutherodactylus |
| Species | coqui |
| Common Name | Coqui |
| State | HI |
| County | Hawaii |
| Locality | Brysons Cinder Cone, on the island of Hawaii |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Hawaii |
| HUC8 Number | 20010000 |
| HUC10 Number | 2001000006 |
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| Collection Year | 2004 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on plants |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 18603 |
| Author: | Sin, H., K.H. Beard, and W.C. Pitt |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Title: | An invasive frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui, increases new leaf production and leaf litter decomposition rates through nutrient cycling in Hawaii. |
| Journal: | Biological Invasions |
| Volume: | 10 |
| Issue: | DOI 101007/s10530-007-9133-x |
| Pages: | 335-345 |
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| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Specimen Impact | "Results [of this study] suggest that E. coqui in Hawaii has the potential to reduce endemic invertebrates and increase nutrient cycling rates, which may confer a competitive advantage to invasive plants in an ecosystem where native species have evolved in nutrient-poor conditions." |
