Poison Dart Frog, named due it excreting a poison that paralyses - used on native arrows; Arenal, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

Yellow-banded poison dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas), Guyana, South America

Dendrobatid poison dart Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas), Venezuela, South America

Blue Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates tinctorius azureus, Suriname

Dendrobatid poison dart Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas), Venezuela, South America

Dyeing Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates tinctorius, Brazil

Blue Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates tinctorius azureus, Suriname

Blue Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates tinctorius azureus, Suriname

Green and Black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus), Costa Rica, Central America

Dyeing Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates tinctorius, Brazil

Strawberry poison-dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio), Tortuguero National Park, Limon Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Green and black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus), Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, Central America

Poison Dart Frog, Costa Rica, Central America

AI generated image of a blue poison dart frog on leaves,

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

Strawberry Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates pumilio, rainforest, Costa Rica

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

Golden Poison Frog or Golden Dart Frog (Phyllobates terribilis), native to Colombia, in captivity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Dyeing Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius), a poison dart frog, native to Brazil, French Guiana and Suriname, in captivity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobatus tinctorius azureus), adult, South America

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

Phantasmal poison frog (Epipedobates tricolor), Buenaventura, Ecuador, South 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

Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio), Costa Rica, Central America

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

Close up portrait of a blue poison dart frog, Dendrobates azureus, native to Brazil and Suriname., Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, Georgia.

Close up portrait of a blue poison dart frog, Dendrobates azureus, native to Brazil and Suriname., Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, Georgia.

black-legged poison frog black-legged poison frog sitting on leaf portrait