Species Profile
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guajon (Eleutherodactylus cooki)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae

Listing Status:   

General Information

E. cooki is a medium sized species, averaging 37mm. The color is brown and the males have a yellow patch in the throat. The eyes and the digital disks are large compared with other Eleutherodactylus (Rivero, 1998) .

Lead Region:  Southeast Region (Region 4)
Date Listed: Jun 11, 1997

  • States/US Territories in which the guajon is known to occur:  Puerto Rico

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 14 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title
10/23/2007 72 FR 60067 60114 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Guaj[oacute]n (Eleutherodactylus cooki); Final Rule
06/19/2007 72 FR 33715 33732 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Guajon (Eleutherodactylus cooki) Revised proposed rule; reopening of comment period, availability of draft economic analysis, and amended Required Determinations.
10/05/2006 71 FR 58953 58991 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Guajon (Eleutherodactylus cooki); proposed rule
09/12/2005 70 FR 53807 53808 5-Year Review of Eight Southeastern Species
09/24/2004 69 FR 57357 57358 Notice of Availability of a Final Recovery Plan for the Threatened Guaj[oacute]n (Eleutherodactylus cooki)

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
09/24/2004 Recovery Plan for the Guajon or Puerto Rican Demon View Implementation Progress Final
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 3 of 3 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
09/12/2005 70 FR 53807 53808 5-Year Review of Eight Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review
    • 09/24/2004 69 FR 57357 57358 Notice of Availability of a Final Recovery Plan for the Threatened Guaj[oacute]n (Eleutherodactylus cooki)
  • Notice Final Recovery Plan Availability
    • 04/01/2004 69 FR 17224 17225 Notice of Availability of a Technical Agency Draft Recovery Plan for the Threatened Guaj[oacute]n (Eleutherodactylus cooki) for Review and Comment
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability

    • » Critical Habitat

    Current Critical Habitat Documents (Showing 2 of 2 )
    Date Citation Page Title Document Type Status
    10/23/2007 72 FR 60067 60114 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Guaj[oacute]n (Eleutherodactylus cooki); Final Rule Final Rule Active
    10/05/2006 71 FR 58953 58991 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Guajon (Eleutherodactylus cooki); proposed rule Proposed Rule Not Required

    To learn more about critical habitat please see http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov

    » Conservation Plans

    No conservation plans have been created for guajon

    » Petitions

    No petition findings have been published for the guajon.

    » Life History

    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

    » Other Resources

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    Last updated: November 22, 2009