Panamanian golden frog

Atelopus zeteki

The Panamanian golden frog is a bright yellow frog that is very special! It is known for its beautiful color and is found in the rainforests of Panama. This frog is a symbol of good luck in its home country.

Lebensraum: Rainforests

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The Panamanian golden frog is a small, slender amphibian boasting vivid golden-yellow to orange skin, often marked with irregular black spots or blotches. Its striking color serves as a clear warning to predators, making it distinct from many duller frogs.

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Panamanian golden frog

Kategorie

Amphibien

Seltenheit

Rare

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Panamanian golden frogs communicate by waving their hands and feet to each other!

Sadly, many scientists believe this beautiful frog is now extinct in its natural wild habitat.

They need very clean, fast-flowing mountain streams to live and lay their eggs!

This frog lays its eggs in long jelly-like strings, often attached to rocks in streams!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Panamanian golden frog has extremely toxic skin that helps them deter almost any predator.

Panamanian golden frog can wave its hands and feet to communicate in noisy stream environments.

Panamanian golden frog has bright, contrasting colors that warn predators of its potent toxicity.

Maße und Details

Länge: 3.5-5.5 cm
Gewicht: 0.003-0.008 kg
Lebenserwartung: 5-10 Jahre
Top Speed: 0.5 km/h
Gelegegröße: 200-400
Metamorphose: 28-35 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

This tiny frog enjoys a diet of various small insects and other invertebrates.

Altersunterschiede: Tadpoles graze on algae and detritus; adults hunt small insects and arthropods.

Hauptnahrung

Ants
Mites
Small beetles
Flies
Springtails

Nahrungssuche

Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

parasitizes

Chytrid fungus

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Causes a deadly skin disease, chytridiomycosis, in frogs.

hunts

Forest ant

Ectatomma ruidum

The frog ambushes and eats small ants on the forest floor.

hunts

Scarab beetle

Cyclocephala fulgurata

Ambushes small beetles found among leaf litter and plants.

Merkmale

Gesang

Singende Tiere erzeugen komplexe Lautäußerungen, oft um Partner anzulocken, ihr Revier zu verteidigen oder innerhalb ihrer Art zu kommunizieren.

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Insektenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Organismen, deren Nahrung hauptsächlich aus Insekten und anderen kleinen Wirbellosen besteht.

Regenwald

Dieses Lebensraum-Merkmal bezieht sich auf Arten, die in tropischen Regenwäldern vorkommen, welche durch hohe jährliche Niederschlagsmengen, eine hohe Artenvielfalt und einen dichten Baumbestand gekennzeichnet sind.