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Oophaga
''Oophaga'' is a genus of poison-dart frogs containing twelve species, many of which were formerly placed in the genus ''Dendrobates''. The frogs are distributed in Central and South America, from Nicaragua through the Colombian El Choco to northern Ecuador (at elevations below ). Their habitats vary with some species being arboreal while other being terrestrial, but the common feature is that their tadpoles are obligate egg feeders. Etymology ''Oophaga'', Greek for "egg eater" (''oon'', '), is descriptive of the tadpoles' diet.Zimmermann, E. and Zimmermann, H. 1994. ''Reproductive strategies, breeding, and conservation of tropical frogs: dart-poison frogs and Malagasy poison frogs''. In: J.B. Murphy, K. Adler and J.T. Collins (eds), Captive management and conservation of amphibians and reptiles, pp. 255-266. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Ithaca (New York). Contributions to Herpetology, Volume 11. Reproduction While presumably all dendrobatids show parental ...
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Strawberry Poison-dart Frog
The strawberry poison frog, strawberry poison-dart frog or blue jeans poison frog (''Oophaga pumilio'', formerly ''Dendrobates pumilio'') is a species of small 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.Savage, J. M. 2002. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica. University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London. 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. Diet The diet of ''O. pumilio'' causes the skin of the amphibian to become toxic in nature when certain subspec ...
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Oophaga Pumilio
''Oophaga'' is a genus of poison-dart frogs containing twelve species, many of which were formerly placed in the genus '' Dendrobates''. The frogs are distributed in Central and South America, from Nicaragua through the Colombian El Choco to northern Ecuador (at elevations below ). Their habitats vary with some species being arboreal while other being terrestrial, but the common feature is that their tadpoles are obligate egg feeders. Etymology ''Oophaga'', Greek for "egg eater" (''oon'', '), is descriptive of the tadpoles' diet.Zimmermann, E. and Zimmermann, H. 1994. ''Reproductive strategies, breeding, and conservation of tropical frogs: dart-poison frogs and Malagasy poison frogs''. In: J.B. Murphy, K. Adler and J.T. Collins (eds), Captive management and conservation of amphibians and reptiles, pp. 255-266. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Ithaca (New York). Contributions to Herpetology, Volume 11. Reproduction While presumably all dendrobatids show parent ...
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Oophaga Solanensis
''Oophaga'' is a genus of poison-dart frogs containing twelve species, many of which were formerly placed in the genus ''Dendrobates''. The frogs are distributed in Central and South America, from Nicaragua through the Colombian El Choco to northern Ecuador (at elevations below ). Their habitats vary with some species being arboreal while other being terrestrial, but the common feature is that their tadpoles are obligate egg feeders. Etymology ''Oophaga'', Greek for "egg eater" (''oon'', '), is descriptive of the tadpoles' diet.Zimmermann, E. and Zimmermann, H. 1994. ''Reproductive strategies, breeding, and conservation of tropical frogs: dart-poison frogs and Malagasy poison frogs''. In: J.B. Murphy, K. Adler and J.T. Collins (eds), Captive management and conservation of amphibians and reptiles, pp. 255-266. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Ithaca (New York). Contributions to Herpetology, Volume 11. Reproduction While presumably all dendrobatids show parenta ...
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Oophaga Solanensis 126735190
''Oophaga'' is a genus of poison-dart frogs containing twelve species, many of which were formerly placed in the genus ''Dendrobates''. The frogs are distributed in Central and South America, from Nicaragua through the Colombian El Choco to northern Ecuador (at elevations below ). Their habitats vary with some species being arboreal while other being terrestrial, but the common feature is that their tadpoles are obligate egg feeders. Etymology ''Oophaga'', Greek for "egg eater" (''oon'', '), is descriptive of the tadpoles' diet.Zimmermann, E. and Zimmermann, H. 1994. ''Reproductive strategies, breeding, and conservation of tropical frogs: dart-poison frogs and Malagasy poison frogs''. In: J.B. Murphy, K. Adler and J.T. Collins (eds), Captive management and conservation of amphibians and reptiles, pp. 255-266. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Ithaca (New York). Contributions to Herpetology, Volume 11. Reproduction While presumably all dendrobatids show parenta ...
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Oophaga Lehmanni 27154022 (cropped)
''Oophaga'' is a genus of poison-dart frogs containing twelve species, many of which were formerly placed in the genus ''Dendrobates''. The frogs are distributed in Central and South America, from Nicaragua through the Colombian El Choco to northern Ecuador (at elevations below ). Their habitats vary with some species being arboreal while other being terrestrial, but the common feature is that their tadpoles are obligate egg feeders. Etymology ''Oophaga'', Greek for "egg eater" (''oon'', '), is descriptive of the tadpoles' diet.Zimmermann, E. and Zimmermann, H. 1994. ''Reproductive strategies, breeding, and conservation of tropical frogs: dart-poison frogs and Malagasy poison frogs''. In: J.B. Murphy, K. Adler and J.T. Collins (eds), Captive management and conservation of amphibians and reptiles, pp. 255-266. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Ithaca (New York). Contributions to Herpetology, Volume 11. Reproduction While presumably all dendrobatids show parenta ...
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Oophaga Histrionica 118831313
''Oophaga'' is a genus of poison-dart frogs containing twelve species, many of which were formerly placed in the genus ''Dendrobates''. The frogs are distributed in Central and South America, from Nicaragua through the Colombian El Choco to northern Ecuador (at elevations below ). Their habitats vary with some species being arboreal while other being terrestrial, but the common feature is that their tadpoles are obligate egg feeders. Etymology ''Oophaga'', Greek for "egg eater" (''oon'', '), is descriptive of the tadpoles' diet.Zimmermann, E. and Zimmermann, H. 1994. ''Reproductive strategies, breeding, and conservation of tropical frogs: dart-poison frogs and Malagasy poison frogs''. In: J.B. Murphy, K. Adler and J.T. Collins (eds), Captive management and conservation of amphibians and reptiles, pp. 255-266. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Ithaca (New York). Contributions to Herpetology, Volume 11. Reproduction While presumably all dendrobatids show parental ...
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Oophaga
''Oophaga'' is a genus of poison-dart frogs containing twelve species, many of which were formerly placed in the genus ''Dendrobates''. The frogs are distributed in Central and South America, from Nicaragua through the Colombian El Choco to northern Ecuador (at elevations below ). Their habitats vary with some species being arboreal while other being terrestrial, but the common feature is that their tadpoles are obligate egg feeders. Etymology ''Oophaga'', Greek for "egg eater" (''oon'', '), is descriptive of the tadpoles' diet.Zimmermann, E. and Zimmermann, H. 1994. ''Reproductive strategies, breeding, and conservation of tropical frogs: dart-poison frogs and Malagasy poison frogs''. In: J.B. Murphy, K. Adler and J.T. Collins (eds), Captive management and conservation of amphibians and reptiles, pp. 255-266. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Ithaca (New York). Contributions to Herpetology, Volume 11. Reproduction While presumably all dendrobatids show parental ...
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Diablito Poison Frog
''Oophaga sylvatica'', sometimes known as its Spanish name diablito, is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae found in Southwestern Colombia and Northwestern Ecuador. Its natural habitat is lowland and submontane rainforest; it can, however, survive in moderately degraded areas, at least in the more humid parts of its range. It is a very common frog in Colombia, but has disappeared from much of its Ecuadorian range. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation) and agricultural pollution and sometimes seen in the international pet trade. This species occurs in several Polymorphism (biology), color morphs. For example, the Bilsa Biological Station (operated by the Jatun Sacha Foundation) boasts three color morphs—red, yellow, and orange—within their 3000-ha protected area located within Ecuador's Mache and Chindul coastal mountain ranges. Description ''Oophaga sylvatica'' only displays sexual dimorphism in body size, as both males and females typically have a ...
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Oophaga Anchicayensis
''Oophaga anchicayensis'' is a species of poison frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It lives in western Colombia. It is one of three species that were separated from '' Oophaga histrionica'' in 2018. Taxonomy ''Oophaga anchicayensis'' has traditionally been classified as ''Oophaga histrionica'', a phenotypically diverse species. In 2018, Posso-Terranova and Andrés showed evidence for ''Oophaga histrionica'' being a species complex, which they separated into four distinct species. In addition to ''Oophaga histrionica'' (sensu stricto), they recognized three previously undescribed species, one of which they named ''Oophaga anchicayensis''. The species epithet refers to San José de Anchicayá, from where the holotype was collected. ''Oophaga anchicayensis'' and '' Oophaga lehmanni'' are parapatric species, and hybridization has been shown to occur between them. It has been suggested that the hybrids are a result of recent human-mediated translocation, but genomic analyses by Ebers ...
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Oophaga Histrionica
The harlequin poison frog, also known as harlequin poison-dart frog (''Oophaga histrionica''), is a species of poison dart frog endemic to the Chocó region of western Colombia. The frog is normally found on the ground of tropical rain forests, among fallen limbs or leaf litter. Some frogs traditionally classified as ''Oophaga histrionica'' were separated as new species in 2018. These are ''Oophaga anchicayensis'', '' Oophaga andresi'' and ''Oophaga solanensis''. Description The harlequin poison frog has an average snout–vent length of . The background coloration varies from light to dark brown, and there is usually a vivid spot on the dorsum. Life history The harlequin poison frog lives on the forest floor. The male calls from a low perch to advertise his presence and the female lays eggs among the leaf litter. When the eggs hatch, a parent transports the newly hatched tadpoles to a tiny water reservoir (often in the axil of a bromeliad). The mother returns periodically and la ...
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Harlequin Poison Frog
The harlequin poison frog, also known as harlequin poison-dart frog (''Oophaga histrionica''), is a species of poison dart frog endemic to the Chocó region of western Colombia. The frog is normally found on the ground of tropical rain forests, among fallen limbs or leaf litter. Some frogs traditionally classified as ''Oophaga histrionica'' were separated as new species in 2018. These are ''Oophaga anchicayensis'', '' Oophaga andresi'' and ''Oophaga solanensis''. Description The harlequin poison frog has an average snout–vent length of . The background coloration varies from light to dark brown, and there is usually a vivid spot on the dorsum. Life history The harlequin poison frog lives on the forest floor. The male calls from a low perch to advertise his presence and the female lays eggs among the leaf litter. When the eggs hatch, a parent transports the newly hatched tadpoles to a tiny water reservoir (often in the axil of a bromeliad). The mother returns periodically and la ...
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Granular Poison Frog
The granular poison frog or granular poison arrow frog (''Oophaga granulifera'') is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae, found in Costa Rica and Panama. Originally described as ''Dendrobates granuliferus'', it was moved to ''Oophaga'' in 1994. Its natural habitats are tropical humid lowland forests; it is threatened by habitat loss. Description The granular poison frog is a small frog with slender limbs growing to about . Its skin is finely granulated and its colour is typically bright orange head, body and upper arms and bluish-green underparts, legs and lower arms. In the vicinity of Quepos, Costa Rica, there is a colour morph in which the orange colour is replaced with olive green. Distribution and habitat The granular poison frog is native to Costa Rica and Panama. Its range extends from southwestern Costa Rica through the adjacent area of south-western Panama at heights of up to above sea level. It also occurs in Piedras Blancas National Park in south-eastern Cos ...
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