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Ranitomeya imatator
This frog comes in multiple colour and pattern morphs. This spotted form is thought to mimic Ranitomeya variabilis.
Found in the lower reaches of Rio Huallage in thick forest on the river banks.
This species has a relatively low toxicity compared to other Poison Dart Frogs. The female will lay feeder eggs for the young tadpoles to feed on and interestingly, this species is the first amphibian in which sexual partners have been shown to be monogamous. Ref: Wikipedia, Mimic Poison Frog.
Spotted on Nov 23, 2014
Submitted on Apr 12, 2015
15 Comments
Thank you Polilla and thank you Hema. This frog was between 1.5-2.5 inches from memory.
Wow!
Thanks Mark.
Great pic Bob
Thank you Bhagya.
Wow ... Real beauty....
Thank you guys for your comments. Glad you enjoyed.
Beautiful.
beautiful!
really cool frog!
Superb spotting!
Beautiful set Robert! Wildlife photography can be dangerous for knees it seems! Read the comments here:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/846...
Thank you Reze and thank you Leuba. Sounds crazy but I actually displaced my knee getting these images and it ended in surgery last month. Dangerous thing this frog watching buisness!! :)
Very interesting and great spotting !
Exquisite !