🐸 Strawberry Poison Frogs 🐸
Oophaga pumilio
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🍃 Habitat 🍃
Strawberry poison frogs are a species of small poison dart frog. They are widely distributed around Central America, and are common. This species is commonly found in humid lowlands and premontane forests, but are also present in disturbed areas.
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🐜 Diet 🐜
Strawberry poison frogs commonly consume small prey such as mites and ants. This diet allows the species to obtain the alkaline toxins which are required for their poisonous skin. Often, the diet of these individuals will shift upon reaching sexual maturity.
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🐸 Behaviours 🐸
As previously mentioned, and as suggested by the name of the species, these amphibians have poisonous skin. Individuals are diurnal and tend to be terrestrial. Strawberry poison frogs are of interest to biologists for their reproductive behaviours and evidence of parental care. For example, the female will carry the hatched tadpoles to somewhere safe and feed them.
