What can the sounds of coqui frog mating calls tell us about climate change? In 1983, UCLA biology professor Peter Narins stumbled upon a clue in the riddle of global warming. He was teaching a ...

Coqui have the perfect environment in Hawaii, one that lacks the lizards, tarantulas and snakes found in their native Puerto Rico. They reach densities two to three times greater in Hawaii than in ...

The calls are so shrill that they've been mistaken for house alarms. — -- An invasive species of tiny but loud frogs has been keeping residents in Southern California up at night. The coqui frog, ...

This coqui frog was captured in a dry-docked boat in Kahaluu. (courtesty department of agriculture) Oishi noted they received more calls about coqui frogs from residents in recent weeks as expected ...

KAILUA-KONA — There’s that sound again. ADVERTISING KAILUA-KONA — There’s that sound again. “Ko-kee! Ko-kee!” The mating call of the male coqui frogs is pervasive and persistent across Hawaii Island, ...

A coqui frog is shown being captured by hand in this photo taken in April. Coqui frogs were captured at Home Depot’s nursery earlier this week. Maui Invasive Species Committee photo State Department ...

One of Hawaii’s most notorious invasive species was found on Oahu this month. The noisy Coqui frog was found on the property of an invasive species expert, University of Hawaii at Manoa professor ...

COURTESY PHOTO Coqui frog COURTESY PHOTO Coqui frog Question : Regarding coqui frogs (), I live in Hawaii Kai and have seen little frogs outside my front door at night, but they don’t seem to be ...

Flashlight in mouth, Kona resident Vickie Kibler illuminated a ti plant. Seconds before, she heard “ko-KEE-ko-KEE-ko-KEE” — distinct tones of a male coqui in the area. ADVERTISING Flashlight in mouth, ...

HONOLULU — The coqui is a tiny, coin-sized frog whose distinctive nightly mating calls are a beloved sound in Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands. But people in Hawaii don’t share the same ...

An infestation of coqui frogs, the Caribbean species famous for their piercing, sustained nocturnal calls, has been uncovered in a remote area of Waimanalo by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, ...

Coqui frogs are a major headache on Hawaii island, and other counties are trying to keep the invasive pest out of their backyard. On Tuesday night, one was captured by a handful of persistent ...