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Extremely Rare Frog- Panamanian Golden Frog
Topic Started: Apr 3 2013, 01:45 AM (893 Views)
Shaochilong
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The Panamanian golden frog, Atelopus zeteki, will have been extinct in the wild for 5 years next week.
This extremely poisonous frog secretes tetrodotoxin, the same toxin found in pufferfish.
It lives alongside fast-flowing rivers and males call to females. The call is a tiny squeak.
In addition to calling, they also communicate through hand waving.
Zoos have established breeding programs to restore the species population.
These are actually pictures I took while visiting one of these breeding facilities.

Amplexus:
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Juvenile vivarium. Note the adult "protecting" the juveniles from predators.
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Edited by Shaochilong, Apr 3 2013, 01:46 AM.
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Archipithecus
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Cool. I'm glad they had captives before the went extinct in the wild.
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Munfy
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Are they avalible in the reptile hobby? Im just curious as I know some herps that are endangered in the wild a commen in colections like sanfransico garder snakes and lygodactylus williamsi, iv also heard of hobbiests breeding animals in theyre colections that even zoos and universites have trouble breeding
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