1350-6678 - Strawberry Poison Frog (Dendrobates pumilio), adult, Bastimentos National Park, Bocas del Toro, Panama. The strawberry poison frog or strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio or Dendrobates pumilio) is a species of small amphibian poison dart frog found in Central America. It is common throughout its range, which extends from eastern central Nicaragua through Costa Rica and northwestern Panama. The species is often found in humid lowlands and premontane forest, but large populations are also found in disturbed areas such as plantations. The strawberry poison frog is perhaps most famous for its widespread variation in coloration, comprising approximately 15���30 color morphs, most of which are presumed to be true-breeding. O. pumilio, while not the most poisonous of the dendrobatids, is the most toxic member of its genus. The species is most diverse in Panama with varieties in vivid shades of all red, orange, blue, yellow or green, green and yellow, white with red, orange or black and spotted varieties. The most colorful mix is found in Isla Bastimentos Marine National Park though not all in one place. Colors vary by location. A beach on the north side of the island is named after the species. Two of Southern Explorations' Panama tours visit red frog habitat. Both the eight-day Panama Adventure trip and eleven-day Panama Highlights trip spend time in Isla Bastimentos Marine National Park and the former also goes to Red Frog Beach.
The red frog is not as poisonous as some of its cousins and is not a threat to humans. It subsists on a diet of ants that dine on poisonous plants, providing the red frog its protective skin toxin. Males attract females with a loud quick chirp. To hear the distinctive sound before you depart on your Panama tours, go to the University of Michigan Museum's biodiversity website (www.animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu.) After birth, the tadpoles climb aboard the mother who deposits them in different protected areas where she retu
746-90591 - Millefeuille of lasagna with blue cheese fondue and red spotted cow rag˘; Osteria Il Balivio, route Ramey 102; Champoluc Ayas; Aosta; Italy; Europe
860-289867 - Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Formigas Islet dive site, 27 miles northeast of Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
860-289864 - Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Formigas Islet dive site, 27 miles northeast of Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
860-289866 - Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Formigas Islet dive site, 27 miles northeast of Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
860-289865 - Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Formigas Islet dive site, 27 miles northeast of Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
1350-2147 - Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) riding waves. Dolphins in Tuamotu islands, Rangiroa Atoll, cruise aboard the Paul Gauguin cruise, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific.
1116-49706 - Mr. Fleetham spent an afternoon photographing these Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella plagiodon). During the several hours in the water a group of Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncates) joined the company for nearly an hour of inter-species exchange, Bahamas
1116-49666 - The Malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus) is one of the largest and most common cod found on coastal reefs. It can weight over 300 lbs and reach 4 feet in length, Fiji
1116-48649 - The Peacock Grouper (Cephalopholis argus) was deliberately introduced to Hawaii and is now considered an invasive species, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-46825 - Typical of this family the Blackside hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) has thick spines in it's pectoral fins to aid staying in place on it's coral perch, Hawaii, United States of America
1174-5174 - A leopard, Panthera pardus, with one blue-clouded eye, looking away, stands with a warthog piglet in its mouth, Phacochoerus africanus, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
1174-5208 - A young giraffe calf, Giraffa camelopardalis, stands in the sun in brown grass, looking away, dark blue sky in background, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
1116-39710 - Typical of this family, the Blackside Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) has thick spines in it's pectoral fins to aid staying in place on it's coral perch, Hawaii, United States of America
764-5118 - Male cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) killing a newborn blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) calf, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
764-5090 - Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) at a blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) carcass, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
764-5056 - Leopard (Panthera pardus) carrying a days-old blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) calf up a tree, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
764-5089 - Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) at a blue wildebeest carcass, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
764-5030 - Two male cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) killing a new born blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) calf, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
832-372289 - Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) swimming in blue water among a shoal of fish, Floreana Island, Enderby, Galápagos Islands, a World Heritage - natural site, Ecuador, South America, Pacific Ocean
465-3262 - Blue spotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lemma) feeds on small creatures under the sand, using its wings to stir up the sand, Marsa Alam, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
974-336 - Red Sea coral grouper (Plectropomus pessuliferus) close-up, Ras Mohammed National Park, off Sharm el-Sheikh, Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
917-456 - Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), and common mudskipper (Periophthalmus Modestus), Mangrove forest, Hong Kong, China, Asia