PANAMANIAN GOLDEN FROG (Atelopus zeteki)

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Description: The Panamanian golden frog is a bright yellow or orange amphibian with black markings and long limbs. It provides the classic example of warning coloration — its skin is highly toxic. It lives in the rain forests of Panama, but its numbers have declined dramatically in recent years due to habitat loss, hunting, pollution and disease.

IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
Major Threats: Habitat loss, hunting, pollution and disease
Habitat: Tropical rain forest
Location: Panama
Diet: Small invertebrates