Photo by Peter Draper
Now then. We In the BDG tend to be very careful when we encounter anything we don't immediately recognize. Read on. Peter Draper is no stranger to the Tropics, and has visited many of the places where Dendrobates species exist in their wild state. On a recent visit to Panama (Bocas Islands) he encountered a species of frog which did not immediately leap out at him with regard to its ID. Have a look for yourself: |
All that I know is that the frog was found in leaf litter and has a snout to vent length of 12mm. Peter may be tempted to write a little more about this frog. Until then, we would be very pleased to receive your comments.
From
Steven Waldron:
'I found this mystery frog on my last trip to Bocas. I have to
admit to being skeptical when I first saw that photo. Therefore I was
quite surprised to find several of these frogs, very small about the size
of the island M. "minutus", no real variation in size (e.g.
different age classes) though color varied from from white to sort of
greenish. I found them living microsympatrically with Minyobates
and Colostethus in a cacao grove, near a D. auratus
population. Do you have any more information about this frog?'
Steve
