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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

Puffin (Fratercula arctica) on a cliff above the sea, SkoruvÃkurbjarg bird cliffs, Langanes peninsula, North Eastern Region, Iceland, Europe

Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) in the rain forests of the Masoala National Park in northeastern Madagascar, Africa, Indian Ocean

Leopard anole or Guadeloupean anole (Anolis marmoratus), male, South American species, captive, Bergkamen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

A pack of Polar Wolves, White Wolves or Arctic Wolves (Canis lupus arctos) playing together, Parc Omega, Montebello, Quebec, Canada

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) walking in front of a mating Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina), St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), perched on a larch tree trunk, biosphere, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus) jumping adult, Tibooburra, Sturt National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Thorny Devil, Thorny Dragon, Mountain Devil, Thorny Lizard (Moloch horridus), feeding, desert, Outback, Northern Territory, Australia

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), perched on a birch tree trunk, fungus, biosphere, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus) jumping adult female and young, Tibooburra, Sturt National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Schuhplattler, traditional folk dancer, 83rd Loisachgaufest in Neufahrn near Egling, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) with a seal prey, Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway, Arctic

Elephants (Loxodonta africana), bull and young crossing the road in front of tourists on a game drive, Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Massai, Maasai, Masai Giraffe or Kilimanjaro Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), pushing young, Arusha National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Little Owl (Athene noctua) approaching nesting hole with prey, Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Little Owl (Athene noctua) approaching nesting hole with prey, Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Porcupine puffer fish (Diodon holacanthus) swimming over a reef, San Benedicto Island, near Socorro, Revillagigedo Islands, archipelago, Mexico, eastern Pacific

Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus), male adults fighting, Tibooburra, Sturt National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Plumbeous ibis (Theristicus caerulescens), adult, perched on a tree, Pantanal wetland, Brazil, South America

Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus) adult female and young, Tibooburra, Sturt National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), in flight, Urwald Sababurg Nature Reserve, North Hesse, Germany, Europe

Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), in the snow, drinking water, Gamefarm, Rocky Mountains, Colorado, USA

Immature Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax), Tigre, Delta del Parana, Argentina, South America

Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus) jumping adult female and young, Tibooburra, Sturt National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Hikers climbing Mt Marmolata, fixed rope route on west ridge, Dolomites mountain range, Italy, Europe

Young woman practising Hatha yoga outdoors, showing the pose kapotasana, dove pose, pigeon pose, Nove Mesto, Okres Teplice, Czech Republic, Europe

Guanacos (Llama guanicoe), Monte Leon National Park, Rio Gallegos, Patagonia, Argentina, South America

Evzone, Greek guard soldier from the village Evzone, traditional changing of the guard in front of the Greek Parliament, Athens, Greece, Europe

Juvenile Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas) watching somthing in the grass, Ndutu, Ngorongoro, Tanzania, Africa

Red Jungle fowl (Gallus gallus) male feeding on a Rhino dung pile in Kaziranga National Park in Assam, Northeast India, Asia

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming over a reef, a shoal of fish at the back, Punta Cormorant, Floreana Island, Galápagos Islands, a World Heritage - natural site, Ecuador, South America, Pacific Ocean

Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) in the cocoa plantations of Ambanja in northwestern Madagascar, Africa

Great Spotted Woodpecker or Greater Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), with insects in its beak at the nesting hole, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Female Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) jumping over ice floe, Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway

Young woman practising Hatha yoga outdoors, showing the pose anjaneyasana, hanumanasana, split, Nove Mesto, Okres Teplice, Czech Republic, Europe

Female Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) jumping over ice floe, Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway

South African ostrich (Struthio camelus australis), adult, male, Oudtshoorn, Little Karoo, South Africa, Africa

Video-operator and Beluga, White whale (Delphinapterus leucas), dolphinarium, Odessa, Ukraine, Eastern Europe

Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao), adult, flying past rainforest, Roatan, Honduras, Caribbean, Central America, Latin America

Barbed hunchback poacher (Agonomalus proboscidalis), Japan Sea, Primorsky Krai, Russian Federation, Far East

Guanacos (Llama guanicoe), Monte Leon National Park, Rio Gallegos, Patagonia, Argentina, South America

Flying Flamingo (Phoenicopterus) in the evening light in the Parc de Gau, Camargue, southern France, France, Europe

Wild Cat (Felis silvestris) in the snow, Bavarian Forest National Park, enclosed area, Neuschoenau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), pair, adult, jumping out of the water, sunset, Caribbean, Roatan, Honduras, Central America

Mackenzie Valley Wolf, Rocky Mountain Wolf, Alaskan - or Canadian Timber Wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis) baring its teeth in a forest, falling snow

Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), adult, jumping out of the water, sunset, Caribbean, Roatan, Honduras, Central America

Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) perched on a branch, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa

Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), pair, adult, jumping out of the water, sunset, Caribbean, Roatan, Honduras, Central America