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Lovely Poison Frog
Phyllobates lugubris Costa Rica and Panama |
Yellow-banded
Poison Frog Dendrobates leucomelas Colombia, Venezuela,
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Phantasmal Poison Frog
Epipedobates tricolor Ecuador and Peru |
Blue Poison Frog
Dendrobates azureus Surinam and Brazil |
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Green and Black Poison Frog
Dendrobates auratus Nicaragua to Colombia Individuals of the same species of frog can look very different from one another. The green frog at right is most common, while the blue frog is found primarily along the Pacific coast of Panama. |
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Dyeing Poison Frog
Dendrobates tinctorius French Guiana, Surinam, Guyana, and Brazil The frogs in the pictures at left and right also belong to the same species. The rainforest habitat of these frogs is fragmented by savannas and high mountains. |
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Tiger-striped Leaf Frog
Phyllomedusa tomopterna Guyana |
Gaudy Leaf Frog
Agalychnis callidryas Nicaragua to Panama |
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| Not all tropical frogs are poisonous. The bright colors of these nocturnal, non-poisonous frogs above may startle a would-be predator just long enough for the frog to escape. | |||
