Granulated tree climber
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The granulated poison dart ( Oophaga granulifera ) is a species from the family of poison dart frogs (Dendrobatidae).
features
The small frogs reach a body length of 18 to 22 millimeters. Your skin is grainy. Usually the back and upper arms are colored bright orange. The abdomen, forearms and hind legs are green to blue-green in color. The males' vocal sac is black. The population that lives in the vicinity of the city of Quepos has an olive-green colored back.
Occurrence
The animals come from the southwest of Costa Rica to the southwest of Panama . They are particularly widespread in the low mountains near Puntarenas up to an altitude of about 700 meters above sea level. They live in the humid forests of the lowlands on the Pacific coast, where Dieffenbachia grow. The species was introduced in a small region in southeast Costa Rica on the Atlantic coast, bordering Panama.
Way of life
Like most species of poison dart frog, the granulated poison dart lives diurnally on the ground. The animals usually stay close to tree trunks. The tadpoles are carried by the females to water-filled leaf axils of Dieffenbachia. Like all species of the genus, the larvae feed on the oophagus : the females lay unfertilized eggs that are eaten by the larvae. In the dry season between January and April, females are very rare, only the males call. The females only appear in the rainy season.
supporting documents
- amphibiaweb.org (Engl.)
- dendrobase.de
Web links
- Oophaga granulifera inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Frank Solís, Roberto Ibáñez, Gerardo Chaves, Jay Savage, César Jaramillo, Querube Fuenmayor, Federico Bolaños, 2004. Retrieved November 19, 2013.