The Puerto Rican rain forest is known by the name "El Yunque" and while it once covered most of the island, it is in its present day 28,000 acres in size. This rain forest is home to many animals and fauna that can only be found here. Outside of this area, these species do not exist. Animals that call the region home range from the Puerto Rican parrot to the island's national mascot "el coqui". The Puerto Rican parrot is exclusive to this rain forest which makes it one of the rarest birds in the world.
"El coqui" is a tiny frog that actually has thirteen known species in this rain forest and can be heard chirping at night.
It received its name from the chirping noise that it does.
Another impressive animal that can be hard to find in this rain forest is the Puerto Rican Boa Constrictor. This snake can reach up to ninety inches in length. Other animals found here include different varieties of birds, snakes, spiders, insects, bats and frogs. As far as plants go, there are 700 species of plants in "El Yunque". Forty-eight of these species are currently on the endangered list and another sixteen are exclusive to this rain forest.
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