Barbados Whistling Frog
Eleutherodactylus johnstonii
Barbados Whistling Frog
Eleutherodactylus johnstonii
This species is responsible for the chorus of chirps heard on warm nights or after heavy rain. The male makes the loud “gleep gleep” call by inflating and deflating a large throat pouch. These frogs are small; the male is about 2.2 cm (0.9״) and the female reaches 2.8 cm (1.1״). The skin is smooth and light coloured underneath and greyish brown to orange-brown or pinkish on the back with dark markings. Whistling frogs have slender toes with suction cups which allow them to climb, even on glass.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Species: E. johnstonei
Eleutherodactylus johnstonii
This species is responsible for the chorus of chirps heard on warm nights or after heavy rain. The male makes the loud “gleep gleep” call by inflating and deflating a large throat pouch. These frogs are small; the male is about 2.2 cm (0.9״) and the female reaches 2.8 cm (1.1״). The skin is smooth and light coloured underneath and greyish brown to orange-brown or pinkish on the back with dark markings. Whistling frogs have slender toes with suction cups which allow them to climb, even on glass.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Species: E. johnstonei
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