Eleutherodactylus johnstonei Barbour, 1914

Nomenclature and Taxonomy

Eleutherodactylus johnstonei Barbour, 1914, commonly called the Antilles coqui, Montserrat whistling frog, Barbados whistling frog, or Lesser Antillean whistling frog, is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae.

Geographic Distribution

This species is distributed across Bermuda, the Caribbean, and northern South America.

Natural Habitats

Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, and heavily degraded former forests.

Local Common Names

In Bermuda, it is also referred to as whistling frog or tree frog.