Kauai Invasive Species Committee (KISC)

KISC coqui news
(projects)

The Kauai Invasive Species Committee's (KISC) Coqui News is a weekly update on coqui frog (Eleutherodactylus coqui) eradication and control efforts on the island of Kauai. These efforts are currently being funded by both the County of Kauai and the State and involve crews from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture and KISC working cooperatively to rid Kauai of its one known coqui population in Lawai. Please check here frequently to review planned activities at this site.
Coqui Sings at Night--A print by Diane Cutter
Coqui News (09 May 2008) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (158 KB) New!
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
Gastric brooding frog
Coqui News (02 May 2008) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (230 KB) New!
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Answers to amphibian mystery may slither around georgia
  • Antibiotics disappear along with amphibians
A lemur leaf frog
Coqui News (25 April 2008) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (206 KB) New!
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Earth Day: 2008 is Year of the Frog
Table Mountain Ghost Frog, Photo by Vincent Carruthers
Coqui News (18 April 2008) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (286 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Memphis Zoo successfully breeds endangered frog
  • Drive to save weird and endangered amphibians
White's tree frog, photo by John Jaques
Coqui News (11 April 2008) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (253 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Bizarre lung-less frog found
  • Zoo's new tree frogs of value to humans
Solomon Island leaf frog
Coqui News (04 April 2008) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (210 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • John Ball Zoo exhibit to focus on frogs
  • Cleveland Metroparks Zoo fighting to save the frogs
Horned frog (Gastrotheca ceratophrys)
Coqui News (28 March 2008) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (233 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Denver Zoo unveils First Frog Fridays program
  • Fascinating horned frogs
Poison dart harlequin frog
Coqui News (21 March 2008) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (325 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Carrikeri harlequin frog "rediscovered"
Frog with retained tail
Coqui News (14 March 2008) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (298 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • A surprising tale of a frog's tail
  • Coqui Conference presentations available
Coqui barrier in Hilo
Coqui News (07 March 2008) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (466 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • New coqui barrier up on Big Island
Eastern dwarf tree frog
   Coqui News (29 February 2008) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (214 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Fewer leaves could be behind frog decline
  • Giant newt, tiny frog identified as most at risk
Typical markings on coqui found at Maliko Gulch, Maui
Coqui News (22 February 2008) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (219 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Genetic study pinpoints origin of Hawaii coqui
  • What is invading Florida? Cuban tree frogs!
Frogs movie poster
  Coqui News (15 February 2008) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (250 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Containing the coqui
A male coqui guards the clutch of eggs
   Coqui News (08 February 2008) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (233 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Coqui reproduction
  • Coqui home range
Male frog engorges with air during its mating call
Coqui News (01 February 2008) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (209 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • What about sodium and potassium bicarbonate?
  • Weighing in on coqui
Frogs swimming
  Coqui News (25 January 2008) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (238 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Hawaiian frog farming
  • Climate change and frog disease
A red-eyed tree frog. Photo: Sebastian Duda/Istock
Coqui News (18 January 2008) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (255 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • 2008 - The year of the frog
  • 2008 - Leap Year
Photo by Fossa Pepperell of coqui in Puerto Rico
   Coqui News (11 January 2008) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (265 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Two notes, five steps: Find the frog (or how to catch a coqui)
no coqui symbol
   Coqui News (04 January 2008) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (220 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Population monitoring of coqui frogs
  • 1st International Conference on Coqui Frogs
fireworks
Coqui News (28 December 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (241 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Noise-induced hearing loss
  • Review the year
Santa frog
   Coqui News (21 December 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (452 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Mele Kalikimaka!
coqui frog photo by Gerald Lopez, AP
Coqui News (14 December 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (205 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • MISC project: Destroy coqui
  • Invaders target Guam: Community plays big role in stopping invasive species
children's book cover, If Frogs Made Weather
   Coqui News (07 December 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (229 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Male or female?
  • Weather frogs
coqui in coffee mug
Coqui News (30 November 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (244 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Why not caffeine?
  • Do frogs migrate?
cartoon armed frog
Coqui News (23 November 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (257 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Do frogs sleep?
  • Oddities of the English language
boy with frog in mouth
Coqui News (16 November 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (237 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Thanksgiving in Puerto Rico
  • Frog anatomy: the mouth
Duane Patricio, Joseph Aguon-Kona, Cherylann Lemalu, Kevin Sasaki, Robert Diaz Jr.
  Coqui News (09 November 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (254 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Our incredible coqui heroes
  • More about tree frogs
Mixing citric acid
Coqui News (02 November 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (210 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Hawaii SuperFerry to be re-launched
  • A closer look at the coqui tongue
Eleutherodactylus cooki or guajon
Coqui News (26 October 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (230 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Coqui eradication program a big bust
  • Puerto Rico government sets aside land to protect its coqui
Artificial coqui habitat
Coqui News (19 October 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (243 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Passively trapping coqui frogs
  • A feeding loop keeps coqui in check
Spray tank apparatus used on the Big Island to control coqui
Coqui News (12 October 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (321 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • New campaign encourages kids to fight coqui
  • Can frogs smell or taste?
Tom Otterness' Great Frog
Coqui News (05 October 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (217 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Coqui story stirs debate
  • Great Frog installed at park in NY
Barred Leaf Frog (Phyllomedusa tomopterna)
Coqui News (28 September 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (227 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Electronic monitoring showing trend
  • Frozen frog may give docs jump on human transplants
a tiny frog hatchling
Coqui News (21 September 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (248 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Hawaii real estate suit filed over noisy frog
  • What is herpetology?
Photo of coqui from http://www.comstation.com/orlando/
Coqui News (14 September 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (283 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Coqui and in vitro fertilization
  • Frogs in the Bible
tiny coqui
Coqui News (07 September 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (323 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Progress with chemical coverage
  • How to access this newsletter
Reps. Muramoto, Oakland-Chun, and Tsuji examine coqui.
Coqui News (31 August 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (284 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • State representatives visit Lawai
  • Successful outreach at Kauai county fair
coqui crew member spraying citric acid
Coqui News (24 August 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (213 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Citric acid: the chemical of choice
  • The many uses of citric acid
coqui eggs
Coqui News (17 August 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (308 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Effectiveness of hot water
Duane Patricio with the spray gun
Coqui News (10 August 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (243 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • What eats the coqui frog?
  • Airline passenger finds live frog in salad
frog eye
Coqui News (03 August 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (279 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Frog eyes
  • Do frogs have teeth?
Robert Diaz mans the pump and sprayer
Coqui News (27 July 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (203 KB) 
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Web access to Coqui News
  • Invasive Cuban tree frogs threaten native wildlife
before clearing
Coqui News (20 July 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (274 KB) 
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Lawai progress report
  • SuperFerry: Frog super-highway to Kauai?
Crew mixing lime in sprayer
Coqui News (13 July 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (239 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Amphibians in Hawaii
  • Alien invasions
Jerrie Louis, Jr., owner of J & R Equipment
Coqui News (06 July 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (257 KB) 
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Tools for capturing frogs
  • The skinny on frog skin
New KISC crewmembers Cheryl and Lisa learn about mixing citric acid
Coqui News (29 June 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (229 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Coqui work crew hired
  • The body ear: to pinpoint a sound's direction, coqui frogs may lend not only an ear but a lung as well
perched coqui frog
Coqui News (22 June 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (238 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Sky-diving frogs rain down
  • How do tree frogs cling?
40 tons of citric acid
Coqui News (15 June 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (256 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Color the coqui
  • What do coqui eat?
Male coqui frog guarding clutch of eggs
Coqui News (08 June 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (239 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • The many colors of coqui
  • The "Birds and the Bees" of coqui
Eleutherodactylus coqui
Coqui News (01 June 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (228 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Beyond Lawai: supporting our eradication efforts with outreach
  • Ongoing research: physical barriers
Eleutherodactylus coqui
Coqui News (25 May 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (222 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Tiny frog has big impact
  • What are the frogs saying?
Eleutherodactylus coqui
Coqui News (18 May 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (229 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Coqui or Greenhouse frog?
  • Anthropocentric concerns ("people problems")
KISC Crewmember hooks up water line on Uwela Place hydrant
Coqui News (11 May 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (209 KB) 
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Coqui life cycle
  • Damaging effects of coqui
Male coqui frog expanding its air sack while calling ko-kee
Coqui News (07 May 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (209 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Habitat modification can help!
  • Workers needed
Outlaw frog captured below the spillway
Coqui News (27 April 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (240 KB)
  • Work update at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Hydrated lime
  • Controlling the coqui
Frogs can even climb glass!
Coqui News (20 April 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (201 KB)
  • Work continues at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Recording coqui calls
  • Heat being used to kill coqui frog
The crew hand-loads 50 lb bags of citric acid into the work truck
Coqui News (13 April 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (209 KB)
  • Work continues at Lawai infestation site
  • Management area map
  • Data collection
  • Chemical information
Hand-captured coqui frog
Coqui News (05 April 2007) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format (225 KB)
  • Work commences at infestation site in Lawai
  • Management area map
  • Notification policy

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