Thursday, March 29, 2018

This frog lives in Panama. I don't know what species it is. The frog is yellow with black dots.





Wikipedia: Covering around 40% of its land area, Panama's jungles are home to an abundance of tropical plants and animals – some of them found nowhere else on the planet.[11]

UPDATE:

Google is my friend. A google search for "panama yellow frog with black dots" worked. This beautiful creature is called the Panamanian golden frog but actually it's a toad. As usual in the 21st century this toad is threatened with extinction thanks to human assholes.

Wikipedia: Despite its common name, the Panamanian golden frog is a true toad, a member of the family Bufonidae. It was first described as a subspecies of Atelopus varius, but is now classified as a separate species.[3][7][8]

The Panamanian golden frog is a national symbol and is considered to be one of the most beautiful frogs in Panama.[9] The skin colour ranges from light yellow-green to bright gold, with some individuals exhibiting black spots on their backs and legs. Females are generally larger than males; females typically range from 45 to 63 mm (1.8 to 2.5 in) in length and 4 to 15 g (0.14 to 0.53 oz) in weight, with males between 35 and 48 millimetres (1.4 and 1.9 in) in length and 3 and 12 grams (0.11 and 0.42 oz) in weight.[10]

I recommend click this link: Wikipedia - Panamanian golden frog 


It has information about why this priceless toad is going extinct and what's being done to save it.

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