Facts about Harlequin Poison Frog
It is a species of poison dart frogs. The Harlequin Poison Frog a native range from Western Ecuador to the El Chocó region of Colombia. It is normally found on the ground of tropical rain forests, among fallen limbs or leaf litter. Their skin glands produce a highly toxic poison capable of repelling or even killing small predators. This toxin is collected from the prey of these frogs and then deposited in their skin. These frogs vary in color, they range in colors from bright to dull orange, yellow, red, white and powder blue. Harlequin poison dart frogs are small frogs, measuring only 1 to 1.5 inches (2.5 to 3.8 cm). The first individual was described in 1847 by Berthold, who described the frog as bright orange with black web markings all over the body. The Harlequin Poison frogs feeds on small invertebrates. Their primary food preferences are ants, termites, small beetles, and other small arthropods found in the leaf litter. They breed throughout the rainy season. Females lay anywhere from 4 to 20 eggs. Their tadpoles take around 10 days to hatch. |
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