#coqui frogs

[ladycremecaramel]

I'm listening to this rn during my lunch break. Dang, this does sound so relaxing. I'm gonna listen to more of this tonight before bed. I had never heard of Coqui frogs before. They sound like birds.

Every amphibian is special but some of them are just ✨ magic ✨

[herpsandbirds]

It's my birthday! Could you give this Boricua a beloved coquí? <3

Feliz navidad! Here are some coquis for you...

Coqui (Eleuthrodactylus coqui), family Eleutherodactylidae, native to Puerto Rico

This frog has been introduced in other parts of the world.

The name comes from the sound of the call. "CO-QUI CO-QUI CO-QUI"

Frogs in this family go through the tadpole stage in the eggs, so the eggs do not need to be laid in the water (usually on a plant, or in moist soil).

photograph by California Dept. of Fish & Game

[amphibianaday]

day 1547 and day 4 of amphibiuary prompt list

[hutiapendra]

DENIZENS OF THE SUNKEN- Bipoqui, Cacoqui

SOY BORICUA Y ME GUSTA HACER RUIDOOO

(Part of a project documenting the unnatural wildlife of the Sunken Island.)

[azulotus]

mousey and coqui

[xiaomao-ai-wo]

Common coqui and chase

[cattobones]

Illustration assignment "Coqui frog creation" based on the puerto rican legend of the coqui frog. The goddess fell in love with a human named Coqui and after he died she created the frogs to sing his name every night (Coqui frogs are named after the sound they make) so this is an illustration of her creating the frogs from her tears.

Coquis don't have a tadpole stage as they're a tree-dwelling species, so they emerge as froglets (miniatures of the adult). The less developed white frog represents their fetal stage inside the egg

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Coquí Llanero

Center for Biological Diversity

[featheredlamb]

Canto Curativo. 2022.

With this illustration, inspiration struck first with a song we sing to children when they get hurt. Translated to English, it goes, "heal, heal, frog's little tail, if it doesn't heal today, it'll heal tomorrow."

From there, the idea evolved.

We also have a folkloric tale, which isn’t so much a myth, but technically true: raining frogs. To start with, the coqui is the frog I’ve depicted here. They are light and small, being a little larger than an inch. The coqui goes up on trees. When there is a predator or they feel threatened, they jump. Because of how light they are, they don’t get hurt once they reach the ground since they almost hover down rather than full on drop. That’s why I have some blurred coquis "raining" around her. These frogs, while around my country, are quite known to be in El Yunque, our national rainforest—hence the setting.

I decided to call this piece “healing song” because of various reasons that all coincide with each other. Obviously, as I already stated, the illustration was inspired by a healing lullaby—but I’ve also centered this illustration in a forest, while it’s raining, with a lot of coquis, which are known and loved in my country because of their mating call they are named after (koh-kee).

Altogether, I think it’s all representative of various types of healing sounds.

PRINTS

[david6of7]

Coqui In Aloe Plant

Photography by David Velez

#davidvelez #david6of7 #print #nature #aloe #plant #frog #coqui #puertorico

[pepsirosie-art]

i made froggies hehe (twitter)

[sketchsketchdraw]

I haven't drawn much in the last couple of weeks. I was on vacation in Puerto Rico for 10 days and didn't draw anything during that time. When I came home I thought I should draw stuff inspired by Puerto Rico.

First character is in traditional dress and I also drew a coqui. They are so cute. I'm pretty excited how they turned out. Hopefully I can keep drawing.

[priafey]

i'm calling him Microbe

[fantasticfrogfacedown]

Little Frogs You Know And Love, it's El Coqui (Real Life Puerto Rico) vs Robin the Frog (The Muppets)

[nakomy-chan]

Que me amanezco cantando🎶🎵🪇

[higadoyrinon]

Coolest frog