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.

Hábitat: Rainforests

Aspecto

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

Categoría

Anfibios

Rareza

Rare

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 3.5-5.5 cm
Peso: 0.003-0.008 kg
Esperanza de vida: 5-10 años
Top Speed: 0.5 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 200-400
Metamorfosis: 28-35 días

Dieta y alimentación

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

Diferencias por edad: Tadpoles graze on algae and detritus; adults hunt small insects and arthropods.

Alimentos principales

Ants
Mites
Small beetles
Flies
Springtails

Método de búsqueda

Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Canto

Los animales cantores producen vocalizaciones complejas, a menudo con el propósito de atraer parejas, defender el territorio o comunicarse dentro de su especie.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Insectívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.

Selva tropical

Este rasgo de hábitat se refiere a las especies que se encuentran en las selvas tropicales, caracterizadas por una alta precipitación anual, gran biodiversidad y una densa cubierta arbórea.