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Panamanian Golden Frog

Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus zeteki) Amphibian Central America Panamanian golden frogs are a bright golden-yellow color with some darker spots. The Zoo’s Panamanian golden frogs reside inside the CBE Building. […]

The Panamanian Golden Frog | De Bonte Klompvoetkikker of Gouden Klompvoetkikker

Photographed in environs of El Valle, Panama. The highland variety of this frog as depicted here is bright yellow. Lowland A zeteki are more dingy or "dirty yellow." it is likely that the highland form of this species is now extinct in the wild as the frog has not been seen at any historical localities for nearly 5 years (since 2007). addendum: it is now likely that the species in its entirety may now be extinct in the wild (2012).

Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus zeteki) (by Jonathan H. Lee)

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