16 Beautiful but Deadly Frogs
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The granular poison frog lives in Costa Rica and Panama, and has a bright red body that serves as a warning for its toxicity. Despite its bright colors and built-in protection system, it is listed as a vulnerable species due to habitat loss and degradation from agriculture, logging, and human settlement.20 It is also captured for the pet trade, but the extent of capture isn't known.21 For these frogs, like many species, humans are a bigger threat than predators.
The granular poison frog lives in Costa Rica and Panama, and has a bright red body that serves as a warning for its toxicity. Despite its bright colors and built-in protection system, it is listed as a vulnerable species due to habitat loss and degradation from agriculture, logging, and human settlement.20 It is also captured for the pet trade, but the extent of capture isn't known.21 For these frogs, like many species, humans are a bigger threat than predators.
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24 December 2021
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