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Strawberry Poison-dart Frog "Almirante"
Oophaga pumilio "Almirante"
This tiny pumilio morph from Panama typically displays a striking solid red or orange coloration. Arboreal and bold, it needs a tall terrarium densely planted with epiphytic bromeliads.
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Dendrobatidae
Subfamily:Dendrobatinae
Genus:Oophaga
Species:Oophaga pumilio "Almirante"
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Environment
Terrestrial
Humidity
80 - 100 %
Day temperature
22 - 26 °C
Night temperature
19 - 21 °C
UVB
None
Species description
Geographic Origin and Habitat: No additional source-verified editorial notes are available about geographic origin and habitat for Oophaga pumilio "Almirante". Consult this record's parameters and sources.
Taxonomy and Genetics: No additional source-verified editorial notes are available about taxonomy and genetics for Oophaga pumilio "Almirante". Consult this record's parameters and sources.
Behaviour and Habits: No additional source-verified editorial notes are available about behaviour and habits for Oophaga pumilio "Almirante". Consult this record's parameters and sources.
Morphology and Sexual Dimorphism: No additional source-verified editorial notes are available about morphology and sexual dimorphism for Oophaga pumilio "Almirante". Consult this record's parameters and sources.
Care, breeding and tankmates
Terrarium Setup: Vertical tropical terrarium (minimum 45x45x60 cm). Plant heavily with live bromeliads (Neoregelia), climbing vines, and damp moss. Bromeliad leaf axils are critical for breeding and tadpole rearing.
Lighting and Heating: Daytime temperatures of 24-27°C. Avoid overheating above 28°C. Night drop to 22-23°C. Excellent lighting is needed for plant growth, plus low UVB (5%).
Humidity and Hydration: Extremely high humidity (85-100%). Install an automatic misting system. Ensure bromeliad cups are constantly filled with clean, dechlorinated water.
Feeding and Supplementation: Strictly micro-insectivorous. Feed springtails and flightless fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster). Dust prey with calcium, vitamin A, and D3 at every feeding.
Compatibility: Best housed in single pairs or small harems. Males are highly territorial and will wrestle; avoid cohabitation of multiple males. Do not mix with other species.
Health and Common Diseases: Highly delicate. Never handle with bare hands. Require a constant food supply; cannot survive even 48 hours without food due to fast metabolism.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
This species originates from: Centro America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama).
Origin
Selective breeding and cultivarsCentral America and CaribbeanEurope, Mediterranean, and West Asia
Amphibian profile
- Diet
- No verified data available
- Life expectancy
- No verified data available
- Adult size
- 2.5 cm
- Lifestyle/Microhabitat
- No verified data available
- Activity cycle
- No verified data available
- Sociality
- No verified data available
- Reproduction
- No verified data available
- Toxicity
- No verified data available
- Life stage
- No verified data available
- Handling tolerance
- No verified data available
- Brumation
- No verified data available
- Molting
- No verified data available
The catalog's scalar value is 2.5 cm. The AmphiBIO v1 source reports a maximum adult measurement of 2.5 cm for this species, recorded as snout–vent length (SVL). These figures are not interchangeable: the first is the profile's editorial reference, whereas the second is a published maximum under a specific measurement convention; differences among sources can reflect sex, population, life stage and measuring method.
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