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title: "Strawberry Poison Dart Frog"
description: "Oophaga pumilio — Anfibi. The strawberry poison frog, strawberry poison dart frog or blue jeans poison frog (Oophaga pumilio, formerly Dendrobates pumilio) is a species of small poison dart frog found in Central America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/strawberry-poison-dart-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Strawberry Poison Dart Frog

> Oophaga pumilio — Anfibi. The strawberry poison frog, strawberry poison dart frog or blue jeans poison frog (Oophaga pumilio, formerly Dendrobates pumilio) is a species of small poison dart frog found in Central America.

- Scientific name: *Oophaga pumilio*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 11038
- Wikidata: [Q786955](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q786955)
- iNaturalist taxon: [66278](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/66278)

## Names

- en: Strawberry Poison Dart Frog
- de: Erdbeerfröschchen
- es: Rana venenosa azul y roja
- fr: Dendrobate fraise
- nl: Aardbeikikker
- pt: Rã-Morango
- pl: Drzewołaz karłowaty

## Countries with the most observations

CR (8585), PA (1686), NI (129)

## Summary

The strawberry poison frog, strawberry poison dart frog or blue jeans poison frog (Oophaga pumilio, formerly Dendrobates pumilio) is a species of small poison dart frog found in Central America. It is common throughout its range, which extends from eastern central Nicaragua through Costa Rica and northwestern Panama. The species is often found in humid lowlands and premontane forest, but large populations are also found in disturbed areas such as plantations. The strawberry poison frog is perhaps most famous for its widespread variation in coloration, comprising approximately 15–30 color morphs, most of which are…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_poison_dart_frog

## Photo

![Strawberry Poison Dart Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/strawberry-poison-dart-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/169432

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/strawberry-poison-dart-frog?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).