Reference List

This list includes references used to derive specimen records as well as those with scientific name Eleutherodactylus coqui listed in key words.

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698 Book Ashton, R.E., and P.S. Ashton. 1988. Handbook of Reptiles and Amphibians of Florida. Part Three: The Amphibians. Volume 3. Windward Publishing, Inc Miami, FL.
13771 News Associated Press. 2004. $7 million sought to fight coqui frogs. Starbulletin.com. 2004 (May 15).
18595 Journal Article Austin, D.F. 1975. Another Exotic Amphibian in Florida, Eleutherodactylus coqui. Copeia 1975(1):188.
12080 Journal Article Austin, D.F., and A. Schwartz. 1975. Another exotic amphibian in Florida, Eleutherodactylus coqui. Copeia 1975(1):188.
24501 Database Beard, K., and C. Olson. 2012. Eleutherodactylus distributions in Hawaii. Utah State University, Logan, UT. Accessed on 05/17/2012.
16615 Journal Article Beard, K.H. 2007. Diet of the Invasive Frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui, in Hawaii. Copeia 2007(2):281-291.
17995 Journal Article Beltz, E. 2002. HerPET-POURRI. Goodbye, goodbye? Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 37(7):132.
15668 Book Beltz, E. 2005. Frogs. Inside Their Remarkable World. Firefly Books.
24467 Journal Article Bisrat, S.A., M.A. White, K.H. Beard, and D.R. Cutler. 2011. Predicting the distribution potential of an invasive frog using remotely sensed data in Hawaii. Diversity and Distributions 2011:1-13.
30054 Web Page California Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2016. California’s Invaders: Common Coqui (Eleutherodactylus coqui). https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Invasives/Species/Coqui. Created on 01/01/2016. Accessed on 06/19/2017.
24468 Journal Article Choi, R.T., and K.H. Beard. 2011. Coqui frog invasions change invertebrate communities in Hawaii. Biological Invasions 14(5):939-948. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10530-011-0127-3.
25110 Journal Article Christy, M.T., C.S. Clark, D.E. Gee II, D. Vice, D.S. Vice, M.P. Warner, C.L. Tyrrell, G.H. Rodda, and J.A. Savidge. 2007. Recent Records of Alien Anurans on the Pacific Island of Guam. Pacific Science 61(4):469-483. http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10125/22630/vol61n4-468-484.pdf?sequence=1.
700 Book Conant, R., and J.T. Collins. 1991. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America. Volume 12. Houghton Mifflin Co, Boston.
26575 Journal Article Everman, E., and P. Klawinski. 2013. Human-facilitated jump dispersal of a non-native frog species on Hawai'i Island. Journal of Biogeography 40:1961-1970. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jbi.12146/abstract.
15954 Web Page Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 2007. Florida's Exotic Wildlife species detail: Coqui Eleutherodactylus coqui. http://www.myfwc.com/critters/exotics/SpeciesNumberResults.asp?SPPNO=44.
28329 News Goldman, J. 2015. Are Puerto Rico's loudest invasive frogs coming to Los Angeles? KCET.org. http://www.kcet.org/news/redefine/rewild/invasive-species/are-puerto-ricos-loudest-invasive-frogs-coming-to-los-angeles.html. Created on 09/22/2015. Accessed on 01/11/2016.
31367 Web Page Hawaii Invasive Species Council. 2018. Coqui frog (Eleutherodactylus coqui). https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/hisc/info/invasive-species-profiles/coqui/. Created on 02/21/2013. Accessed on 05/02/2018.
33019 Journal Article Hill, S.A., K.H. Beard, S.R. Siers, and A.B. Shiels. 2019. Invasive coqui frogs are associated with differences in mongoose and rat abundances and diets in Hawaii. Biological Invasions 21(6):2177-2190. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-019-01965-3.
25944 Database iNaturalist. 2024. http://www.inaturalist.org/. Accessed on 08/13/2024.
27180 Journal Article Kalnicky, E.A., M.W. Brunson, and K.H. Beard. 2014. A social-ecological systems approach to non-native species: Habituation and its effect on management of coqui frogs in Hawaii. Biological Conservation 180(2014):187-195. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320714003619#.
13171 Web Page Kraus, F. 2000. Alien Caribbean frogs in Hawaii. Problematic frogs trouble people, environment. http://www.hear.org/AlienSpeciesIn Hawaii/species/frogs/.
13271 Journal Article Kraus, F., and E.W. Campbell III. 2002. Human-mediated escalation of a formerly eradicable problem: The invasion of Caribbean frogs in the Hawaiian Islands. Biological Invasions 4(3):327-333. http://www.springerlink.com/content/h823j141135vh153/fulltext.pdf.
13170 Journal Article Kraus, F., E.W. Campbell, A. Allison, and T. Pratt. 1999. Eleutherodactylus Frog Introductions to Hawaii. Herpetological Review 15(1):21-25.
12075 Journal Article Loftus, W.F., and R. Herndon. 1984. Reestablishment of the Coqui, Eleutherodactylus coqui Thomas, in southern Florida. Herpetological Review 15(1):23.
13169 Journal Article McKeown, S. 1998. Notes on a newly established frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui, in the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 33(2):30-31.
43301 News Moore, B. 2024. Coquis found on Kauai after 2012 eradication. KHON. Honolulu, HI. https://www.khon2.com/local-news/coquis-found-on-kauai-after-2012-eradication/. Created on 06/13/2024. Accessed on 06/14/2024.
19364 Journal Article Rodder, D. 2009. ‘Sleepless in Hawaii’ – does anthropogenic climate change enhance ecological and socioeconomic impacts of the alien invasive Eleutherodactylus coqui Thomas 1966 (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae)? North-Western Journal of Zoology 5(1):16-25.
18603 Journal Article Sin, H., K.H. Beard, and W.C. Pitt. 2008. An invasive frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui, increases new leaf production and leaf litter decomposition rates through nutrient cycling in Hawaii. Biological Invasions 10(DOI 101007/s10530-007-9133-x):335-345.
31369 Thesis or Dissertation Smith, R.L. 2016. Invasive Coqui Frogs Serve as Novel Prey for Birds in Hawaii, and Not as Competitors. Unpublished M.S. thesis. Utah State University, Logan, UT.
13406 News Song, J. 2000. Frogs Drive Hawaii Residents Batty. The Wire-News from the Associated Press.
38198 Journal Article Soto, I., R.N. Cuthbert, C. Capinha, A. Turbelin, E.J. Hudgins, C. Diagne, F. Courchamps, & P.J. Haubrock. 2022. Global economic costs of herpetofauna invasions. Scientific Reports 12(10829):1-12. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-15079-9#ref-CR61.
29951 News Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!. 2017. COQUI FROG REMOVED FROM KAUAI. Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!. http://stopaquatichitchhikers.org/in-the-news/species-specific-news/coqui-frog-removed-kauai/. Created on 05/20/2017. Accessed on 05/31/2017.
17237 Journal Article Velo-Anton, G., P.A. Burrowes, R.L. Joglar, I. Martinez-Solano, K.H. Beard, and G. Parra-Olea. 2007. Phylogenetic study of Eleutherodactylus coqui (Anura: Leptodactylidae) reveals deep genetic fragmentation in Puerto Rico and pinpoints origins of Hawaiian populations. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45:716-728.
19698 Journal Article Waddle, J.H., M.E. Crockett, and K.G. Rice. 2006. Eleutherodactylus coqui: geographic distribution. Herpetological Review 37:487.
12019 Book Wilson, L.D., and L. Porras. 1983. The Ecological Impact of Man on the South Florida Herpetofauna. University of Kansas, Lawrence.
15607 Journal Article Woolbright, L.L., and A.H. Hara, C.M. Jacobsen, W.J. Mautz, and F.L. Benevides Jr. 2006. Population densities of the Coqui, Eleutherodactylus coqui (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in newly invaded Hawaii and in native Puerto Rico. Journal of Herpetology 40(1):122-126.


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