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Fantastic Poison Frog

Ranitomeya fantastica

Description:

This one-inch long poison frog from the Alto Caynarachi valley in the Andean hills above the north-central Peruvian Amazon is one of the most beautiful frogs on the earth.

Habitat:

Semi-arboreal and found in primary rainforests, these frogs breed in tree holes and bromeliads. The male will carry his tadpole offspring on his back and deposit them in phytotelmata (i.e. small pools of water held by terrestrial plants). There, the carnivorous tadpoles will eat mosquito larvae and other critters that blunder their way into the tadpole's maws.

Notes:

Rare and often difficult to find in nature, this specimen is a prized pet of mine and he and his girlfriend have been producing lots of tadpoles lately. They live and love in a spacious terrarium filled with tropical plants.

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13 Comments

mcaul6515
mcaul6515 10 years ago

Amazing orange!

CostaBoyJack
CostaBoyJack 10 years ago

beautiful colors

AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago

It is fine to post captive plants and animals, all Jemma and bayucca were saying was this needs to be categorized in the pets category since it is a pet.

SteveWaldron
SteveWaldron 10 years ago

It is a captive animal. I noticed the Nat. Geo. spotting of the week was a captive starling and so I assumed it was ok to post photos of captive plants and animals.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Steve , I did find your notes where you stated about it being a pet.
"Rare and often difficult to find in nature, this specimen is a prized pet of mine and he and his girlfriend have been producing lots of tadpoles lately. They live and love in a spacious terrarium filled with tropical plants."
Please disregard the previous comment . I removed it.Thanks so much ,again.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

As per the FAQ's this was moved to the pet's category by me. Thanks for understanding!

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

nice photo

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Yes, I agree, should be in "pets". Please, change.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Should'nt this be categorized as pets?

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 10 years ago

Awesome !

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 10 years ago

Fantastic spot!

marisa y
marisa y 10 years ago

Bright colors!!

JC_Forester
JC_Forester 10 years ago

Nice one!

SteveWaldron
Spotted by
SteveWaldron

Seattle, Washington, USA

Spotted on Jun 20, 2013
Submitted on Jun 20, 2013

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