The Strawberry Poison-Dart Frog (Dendrobates pumilio, as well as, Oophaga pumilio) are very small, slender, dioecious, bilateral symmetric ("Poison frogs", 2003; Sandmeier, 2001; Savage, 2002; Penner 2011, n.p.) creatures that normally reach 17-24 mm in length with four, digits on their hands and feet. These frogs have dark eyes and their skin is very dewy with a gleamy appearance (Penner 2011, n.p.) and tend to vary in colors –strawberry-red, yellow, white, green, orange all mostly with black or navy blue lower parts- which explains its common form called “blue jeans”. The color that Dendrobates pumilio (image 1) exhibit expresses that the frog has a toxicity that is very poisonous which is alerting to predators so that they will avoid attacks
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D. pumilio are polygynandrous, the kind of polygamy in which a female pair with several males, each of which also pairs with several different females, with both males and females mating with different partners’ multiple times per breeding season. They assume a vent-to vent posture facing away from each other. The whole breeding process takes between 10 and 180 minutes. They may breed throughout the year but only under favorable moist conditions. Oviparous female Dendrobates generally don’t ovulate during moist conditions and the male Dendrobates don’t tend to call during these …show more content…
The poisonous frogs are sexually monomorphic, bright colored, ectothermic, heterothermic, have mating preferences, are polygynandrous, dioecious and oviparous. Dendrobates may breed year-round and can last up to 8-10 months. The lifespan of these frog can be up to 17 years. These frogs are arboreal, saltatorial, diurnal, motile, sedentary, solitary, as well as territorial (mostly the male Dendrobates). Dendrobates are carnivores (insectivores) that eat small arthropods. Their communication and perception channels use visual, tactile, and acoustic to communicate. D. pumilio are found to survive for up to 17 years ("Arrow-poison Frogs", 1970; Penner 2011,
D. pumilio are polygynandrous, the kind of polygamy in which a female pair with several males, each of which also pairs with several different females, with both males and females mating with different partners’ multiple times per breeding season. They assume a vent-to vent posture facing away from each other. The whole breeding process takes between 10 and 180 minutes. They may breed throughout the year but only under favorable moist conditions. Oviparous female Dendrobates generally don’t ovulate during moist conditions and the male Dendrobates don’t tend to call during these …show more content…
The poisonous frogs are sexually monomorphic, bright colored, ectothermic, heterothermic, have mating preferences, are polygynandrous, dioecious and oviparous. Dendrobates may breed year-round and can last up to 8-10 months. The lifespan of these frog can be up to 17 years. These frogs are arboreal, saltatorial, diurnal, motile, sedentary, solitary, as well as territorial (mostly the male Dendrobates). Dendrobates are carnivores (insectivores) that eat small arthropods. Their communication and perception channels use visual, tactile, and acoustic to communicate. D. pumilio are found to survive for up to 17 years ("Arrow-poison Frogs", 1970; Penner 2011,