Hummingbird in the Monteverde Cloud Forest, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Hummingbird in the Monteverde Cloud Forest, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Hummingbird in the Monteverde Cloud Forest, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Hummingbird in the Monteverde Cloud Forest, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Katydid (Tettigoniidae), captive, Costa Rica, Central America

Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) large tyrant flycatcher, common in the southern Americas, Esperanza, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius) non-breeding plumage, common shorebird in the Americas, Nosara River, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Red-eyed tree frog (red-eyed leaf frog) (Agalychnis callidryas) on a branch, Costa Rica

Red-eyed tree frog (red-eyed leaf frog) (Agalychnis callidryas) walking over a branch, Costa Rica

Red-eyed tree frog (red-eyed leaf frog) (Agalychnis callidryas) sitting on leaf, Costa Rica

Orange nectar bat (Lonchophylla robusta) hovering and drinking nectar from a wild red banana flower (Musa velutina) in the rain forest, Costa Rica

Two Orange nectar bats (Lonchophylla robusta) hovering and drinking nectar from wild red banana flower (Musa velutina) in rain forest, Costa Rica

Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys caudatus) feeding on Twoleaf nightshade berries, Costa Rica

Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys caudatus), Costa Rica

Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys caudatus), Costa Rica

Two Orange-chinned Parakeets (Brotogeris jugularis) sitting on a branch, Costa Rica

Two Orange-chinned Parakeets (Brotogeris jugularis) quarreling, Costa Rica

Brown-hooded Parrot (Pyrilia haematotis) sitting on a branch, Costa Rica

Two Brown-hooded Parrots (Pyrilia haematotis) sitting on a branch, Costa Rica

Collared aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) sitting on a branch, Costa Rica

Two Collared aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) sitting on a mossy branch, Costa Rica

Keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), sitting on a branch, Costa Rica

Flying King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa), Costa Rica

King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) feeding a chick in a tree, Costa Rica

Male Resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) in flight, Costa Rica

Male Resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) on branch, Costa Rica

Female mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) known for its loud call, eating in Pacific coast forest, Esperanza, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Female mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) known for its loud call, eating in Pacific coast forest, Esperanza, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Female mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) eating tree leaves in a north Pacific coast forest, Esperanza, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Stripe-headed sparrow (Peucaea ruficauda) breeds from Mexico to north Costa Rica, eats seeds and insects, Esperanza, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Strawberry poison-dart frog (blue jeans poison frog) (Oophaga pumilio), Costa Rica

Male and female Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) on a branch, Costa Rica

Female Great Curassow (Crax rubra) walking on grass, Costa Rica

Variegated squirrel (Sciurus variegatoides) climbing on a branch, Costa Rica

Great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) a large colorful tyrant flycatcher, common in the Pacific North, Esperanza, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Juvenile mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) in Pacific coast forest, known for their loud call, Esperanza, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Tourists canoe and paddle board on mangrove fringed Nosara River and Biological Reserve at sunset, Boca Nosara, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Flying Hybrid Scarlet x Great Green Macaw (Ara macao x militaris), Costa Rica

Flying Great Green Macaw (Grand Military Macaw) (Ara ambiguus), Costa Rica

Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius Montezuma) perched on a branch, Costa Rica

Male Great Curassow (Crax rubra) walking on grass, Costa Rica

Highland Eyelash pit viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) head emerging between flower leaves, Costa Rica

Highland Eyelash pit viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) rolled up around a flower, Costa Rica

Panamanian white-faced capuchin (Cebus imitator), Costa Rica

Round-headed katydid (bush cricket) (Amblycorypha), earhole in forelegs, superb leaf mimic with leg scraping song, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Wood stork (Mycteria americana) big wading bird of the south Americas, scavenging on black sand turtle beach, Ostional, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Tourists photographing a Black Spiny Tailed Iguana Lizard (Ctenosaura similis), Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica, Central America

Strawberry Poison Frog (Dendrobates pumilio), adult, Bastimentos National Park, Bocas del Toro, Panama. The strawberry poison frog or strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio or Dendrobates pumilio) is a species of small amphibian poison dart frog found in Central America. It is common throughout its range, which extends from eastern central Nicaragua through Costa Rica and northwestern Panama. The species is often found in humid lowlands and premontane forest, but large populations are also found in disturbed areas such as plantations. The strawberry poison frog is perhaps most famous for its widespread variation in coloration, comprising approximately 15���30 color morphs, most of which are presumed to be true-breeding. O. pumilio, while not the most poisonous of the dendrobatids, is the most toxic member of its genus. The species is most diverse in Panama with varieties in vivid shades of all red, orange, blue, yellow or green, green and yellow, white with red, orange or black and spotted varieties. The most colorful mix is found in Isla Bastimentos Marine National Park though not all in one place. Colors vary by location. A beach on the north side of the island is named after the species. Two of Southern Explorations' Panama tours visit red frog habitat. Both the eight-day Panama Adventure trip and eleven-day Panama Highlights trip spend time in Isla Bastimentos Marine National Park and the former also goes to Red Frog Beach. The red frog is not as poisonous as some of its cousins and is not a threat to humans. It subsists on a diet of ants that dine on poisonous plants, providing the red frog its protective skin toxin. Males attract females with a loud quick chirp. To hear the distinctive sound before you depart on your Panama tours, go to the University of Michigan Museum's biodiversity website (www.animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu.) After birth, the tadpoles climb aboard the mother who deposits them in different protected areas where she retu

Bioluminescent Click Beetle

Scarlet macaw Ara macao Costa Rica

Sunset, Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica

Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni), hanging upside down in a tree, La Fortuna, Costa Rica, Central America

Green and black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus), Tenorio Volcano National Park, Costa Rica, Central America

Red-eyed Treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas), rainforest, Costa Rica, Central America

Red-eyed Treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas), rainforest, Costa Rica, Central America

Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni), hanging upside down in a tree, La Fortuna, Costa Rica, Central America

Brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus), male resting on a branch, Manuel Antonio National Park, central Pacific Coast, Costa Rica, Central America

Colorful toucan in Costa Rica

Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas), sitting on the blossom of a false bird-of-paradise (Heliconia), Heredia province, Costa Rica, Central America

Getazi comb spider or Getazi banana spider (Cupiennius tazi), adult male sitting on a leaf at night, at night in the tropical rainforest, Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Mixto Bosque Alegre, Alajuela province, Costa Rica, Central America

Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) sitting on a leaf, Heredia province, Costa Rica, Central America

Shoal of Moorish idols (Zanclus cornutus), swimming along a reef, Cocos Island, Central America, Pazific

Hand holding a Blowfish (Tetraodontidae), national park, Parque Nacional Cahuita on the Caribbean coast, Caribbean, Costa Rica, Central America

Scalloped Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna lewini) swimming over a reef with fish, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Middle America, Pacific Ocean

Teleus Longtail (Urbanus teleus), Rincón, Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America

Two Scalloped Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrna lewini) swimming over a reef with fish, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Middle America, Pacific Ocean

Scalloped Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna lewini), head with mouth, teeth and eye, swimming in blue water, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Middle America, Pacific Ocean

Shoal of Moorish idols (Zanclus cornutus), swimming along a reef, Cocos Island, Central America, Pazific

School of Scalloped Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrna lewini) swimming in blue water, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Middle America, Pacific Ocean

Keel-billed Toucan, Sulfur-breasted Toucan or Rainbow-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), Costa Rica, Central America

Red and Blue "Blue Jeans" poison dart frog, Strawberry Poison Dart Frog, Poisoned dart frog, poison arrow frog, Bluejeans frog, Dendrobates pumilio, Costa Rica

Leafcutter Ant (Atta cephalotes) carrying a piece of a leaf and smaller ants defending against Phorid flies, rainforest, Costa Rica, Central America

Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis) male in tropical rainforest, Costa Rica, Central America

Bullet Ant (Paraponera clavata) in lowland rainforest, Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica, Central America

Morpho butterfly, Costa Rica, Central America

Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callydrias) on lobster claw (Heliconia rostrata), Costa Rica, Central America

Black-mandibled toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus) sitting on branch, rainforest, Costa Rica, Central America

Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callydrias) on lobster claw (Heliconia rostrata), Costa Rica, Central America

Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callydrias) on lobster claw (Heliconia rostrata), Costa Rica, Central America

Panamic green moray eel or chestnut moray eel (Gymnothorax castaneus) making threatening gesture, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Central America

Purple-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis calolaema), male in flight feeding on Ornamental Banana plant flower (Musa velutina), Central Valley, Costa Rica, Central America

Blackspotted Sting ray (Taeniura meyeni), gliding over reef, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Central America, Pacific

Red-eyed Treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas), Monteverdi Rain Forest, Costa Rica, Central America

Strawberry Poison Frog (Dendrobates pumilio), Tenorio Volcano National Park, Costa Rica, Central America

Tropical bird, Costa Rica, Central America

Shoal of Bigeye trevallies (Caranx sexfasciatus), blue water, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Central America, Pacific

White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus), adult sitting on palm tree, Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica, Central America

Coppery-headed Emerald (Elvira cupreiceps), male in flight feeding on Shrimp plant (Acanthaceae), Central Valley, Costa Rica, Central America

Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus), male hanging upside down, Manuel Antonio National Park, Central Pacific Coast, Costa Rica, Central America

bullet ant, Paraponera clavata, Costa Rica

Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) on green trunk, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, Central America

Green Iguana, Costa Rica, Central America

Scalloped Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna lewini), head with mouth, teeth and eye, swimming in blue water, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Middle America, Pacific Ocean

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana or Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis), male, Parque National Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, Central America

Army Ant, major (Eciton burchellii), rainforest of La Selva, Costa Rica, Central America

Shoal of Moorish idols (Zanclus cornutus), swimming along a reef, Cocos Island, Central America, Pazific

Shoal of Moorish idols (Zanclus cornutus), swimming along a reef, Cocos Island, Central America, Pazific

Mexican violetear (Colibri thalassinus), with splayed purple feathers on the head, the violet ears, lives in the highlands, Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica, Central America

Blackspotted Sting ray (Taeniura meyeni), gliding over reef, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Central America, Pacific

Black-bellied Hummingbird (Eupherusa nigriventris), male in flight feeding on flower of the Ginger plant family in cloud forest rainforest, Central Valley, Costa Rica, Central America