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Other animals
Strawberry poison dart frog
Strawberry poison dart frog · Oophaga pumilio
Small powerhouse with a red body and blue legs. The strawberry poison dart frog stands for colourful rainforest experiences on the forest floor.
Fact file
- Size
- Grows to between 17 and 24 mm and weighs around 2 grams
- Males and females
- Females are usually slightly larger, males have a more powerful vocal apparatus
- Sounds
- High, soft chirping as a territorial and mating call
- Diet
- Eats small insects, mites and ants
- Offspring
- The female lays several eggs, the male guards the clutch and transports the tadpoles to small water sources
How to identify Strawberry poison dart frog
The strawberry poison dart frog is small and stands out thanks to its intense red base colour, which varies depending on where it comes from. Many individuals have a bright red head and body with blue or black legs. However, there are also locally distinct colour morphs with yellow, orange or greenish tones.
At 17 to 24 millimetres in length and weighing only about 2 grams, the strawberry poison dart frog is one of the tiny inhabitants of the rainforest. Its smooth skin, full, hardly flattened silhouette and the lack of webbing between the fingers clearly distinguish it from other frog species in the region.
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