Oophaga pumilio “Bastimentos Cemetery “

Isla Bastimentos is famous for its pumilio, these youngsters are from our group of cemetery origin frogs, sadly over generations the population has reverted to their orange and white colouration however our young are showing signs of much variation in spot size and density as well as intensity of red/orange colouration.

(All frogs are collection only, main image shows one of our adult frogs.)

Distribution: Northern end of Isla Bastimentos, Bocas del Toro province Panama, known to occur in the Cemetery in Old Bank as well as the garden and plantations of Up in the hill café.

Habitat: Often encountered in highly altered areas, including gardens as well as surrounding open forested areas. These areas have fluctuating humidity, seasonally experiencing periods of very low rainfall.

Origin: CB January/February 2024 at Fantastic frogs.