Strawberry Poison Dart Frog

Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio). Sarapiqui, Heredia, Costa Rica.Range: from eastern central Nicaragua through Costa Rica and northwestern Panamá. Conservation status is, contradictorily, ” ‘least concern’ but population diminishing.”
 

Further, “O. pumilio tend to live near the forest floor in leaf litter but they frequently climb trees and vines. Females oviposit on land, but will transport each tadpole to its own water-filled bromeliad to complete metamorphosis.” (See Animal Diversity Web.) The poison is located in the little bumps on its back, and should a human handle the frog, contrary to expectations, it won’t hurt them. The poison extracted for darts, however, will kill the chosen, other species prey.

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