ABSTRACT

Since its initial introductions, the coqui has spread to the other two main islands: Kauai and Oahu; and two smaller islands: Molokai and Lanai (Kraus and Campbell, 2002; Anonymous, 2010). Subsequent spread originated from the Big Island, while the Maui introduction remains, for the most part, genetically isolated (Peacock et al, 2009). The coqui’s spread was rapid. In 1998, there were only eight populations on the Big Island and Maui (Kraus et al, 1999). By 2001, there were over 200 populations on the Big Island, 36 on Maui, 14 on Oahu and 2 on Kauai (Kraus and Campbell, 2002).