From: "hartogj" <>
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> A couple weeks ago I posted an mp3 from a recording I made on
> the Big island last February at Kalopa Forest Reserve.
> http://www.hevanet.com/rockscallop/040212mysteryfrog.mp3
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> I mentioned I had heard about invasive poison dart frogs there,
> however I can't recall where I heard that. Doing an internet
> search for "frogs hawaii" brings up a ton of stuff about a
> particular frog that has been a big problem on the Big Island -
> the coqui (Eleutherodactylus coqui).=20
The frequency of the call is in the right range, and it sounds loud
enough. Coqui have a call that exceeds 120dB. I've only heard a few
recordings, so am no expert on these.
> One article I read also mentioned a relative to the coqui the
> greenhouse frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris).
This is a very tiny frog, with insect like calls that vary a lot in
frequency and are very quiet:
http://wwknapp.home.mindspring.com/docs/greenhouse.frog.html
The above from a coastal Georgia population. Does not sound at all like
what you have. Greenhouse frogs are also interesting in that they have
eggs that develop to small frogs before hatching, so don't need water to
lay in, only damp leaf litter and such like.
Walt
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