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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

American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) with two cubs standing in the water holding captured salmon in her mouth, rainforest, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, North America

Barbary macaque ape, rhesus monkey sitting on a wall, wildlife and urban environment in India, jungle and rainforest animal in the city

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

Portrait male Proboscis monkey in the tree in mangrove forest Bako National Park Sarawak Borneo Malaysia

Mantellid frog (Boophis elenae) on green leaf, rainforest, Ranomafana National Park, Central Highlands, Madagascar, Africa

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) sits on a branch, Nanegal Mountain Rainforest, Ecuador, South America

White-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) in flight, Nanegal Mountain Rainforest, Ecuador, South America

Bronzy Inca (Coeligena coeligena) on red blossom, flying, rainforest, cloud forest, northern Ecuador, Ecuador, South America

Chestnut-breasted coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii) in flight, flying, rainforest, cloud forest, northern Ecuador, Ecuador, South America

Purple-throated woodstar (Calliphlox mitchellii), female with pink flower, flying, rainforest, cloud forest, northwestern Ecuador, Ecuador, South America

Tourists on a vehicle taking picture of a wild tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) crossing the forest track, while on safari, in the dry jungle, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, Inida

Rhesus monkey, cheeky barbary macaque ape with red holi powder in plastic bag, conflict of wildlife and urban environment in India, animal in city

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) sits on a branch, Nanegal Mountain Rainforest, Ecuador, South America

Ape peeking out behind the foliage in the forest of Mount Halimun Salak National Park in Indonesia, West Java, Indonesia

Ape hanging of a tree in the rainforest of Mount Halimun Salak National Park in Indonesia, West Java, Indonesia

Low angle view of an Ape climbing between trees in the rainforest of Mount Halimun Salak National Park in Indonesia, West Java, Indonesia

Orangutan (Pongo species) on a branch of a tree in Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, West Kotawaringin Regency, Indonesia

Ape stands on a wooden platform in the rainforest with a contemplative expression in Mount Halimun Salak National Park in Indonesia, West Java, Indonesia

Ape hanging on a tree trunk in the rainforest of Mount Halimun Salak National Park in Indonesia, West Java, Indonesia

A young man crouches next to a small stream running through a forest in Upcountry Maui, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America