Mute Frog
Eleutherodactylus lentus

Appearance:  This is another of the rather small Eleutherodactylus. Female Mute Frogs reach maximum SVL at 38 mm. The dorsum is yellowish and brown in color and is mottled and flanked by a pair of yellowish-orange dorsolateral lines.  This species has 3 glandular areas—the supraaxillary, inguinal, and postfemoral glandular areas.  Mute Frogs do not have toe pads.

Habitat: These frogs are terrestrial, being found primarily in mesic forested areas. Good places to look for Mute Frogs are under ground litter, rocks, etc.

Vocalization:  Does not call. True to its name, the Mute Frog is mute.

Status/Range:  Nesting/breeding on St. John, St. Thomas and its adjacent islands, and St. Croix and its adjacent islands.

SE ARMI Index Sites: Virgin Islands National Park.