Animals / Amphibian

Strawberry poison dart frog

Oophaga pumilio · Dendrobatidae

The strawberry poison frog, strawberry poison dart frog or blue jeans poison frog is a species of small poison dart frog found in Central America. It is common throughout its range, which extends from eastern central Nicaragua through Costa Rica and northwestern Panama. The species is often found in humid lowlands and premontane forest, but large populations are also found in disturbed areas such as plantations.

Where the Strawberry poison dart frog lives

Recorded in Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua (North America).

Most records fall in Heredia, Limón, Alajuela, Bocas del Toro, Guanacaste and Cartago.

See the Strawberry poison dart frog’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 9,568 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.