Green and Black Poison Frog, #Dendrobates auratus being adventurous in the Frogs of Costa Rica display in the conservatory.
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Green and Black Poison Frog, Dendrobates auratus on a begonia leaf in the Costa Rica display.
One of the shyest in the Dendrobatidae, D. auratus spends a lot of time just out of sight. We have 10 of them on exhibit, though so you can usually see a few of these beautiful frogs at any time. #Dendrobatesauratus #Dendrobatidae #Dendrobates #PoisonFrog
Illustration of Dendrobates auratus, Green and Black Poison Frog
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Replanting the Colombia and Costa Rica Exhibits
The Frogs of Colombia exhibit, with some of the plants replaced with endemic plants from the Fuqua Orchid Center. This is a project between me, Becky Brinkman (Orchid Center Manager) and Chris Miller, a new volunteer here and accomplished amphibian exhibit designer. Triolena and a Masdevallia orchid. The orchid is a hybrid as is the Phyllobates terribilis x P. bicolor next to it Phyllobates terribilis and a flowering Masdevallia A cheerful expression on this Phyllobates All three Phyllobates variations on exhibit: Phyllobates terribilis (mint), P. bicolor and P. terribilis (gold) Phyllobates often find a nice perch to claim The Costa Rica exhibit. If you look closely, you can spot at least 2 Agalychnis lemur , the critically endangered Lemur Leaf Frog Agalychnis lemur , with the new Microgamma above his right shoulder A Lemur Frog peeking out behind a new Masdevallia Dendrobates auratus is one of the shyer frogs we have on exhibit...