Vicente's Poison Frog | |
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Information | |
Range | Veraguas and Coclé Provinces of central Panama. |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Amphibia |
Order | Anura |
Family | Dendrobatidae |
Genus | Oophaga |
Species | Oophaga vicentei |
Conservation Status | |
Data Deficient |
The Vicente's poison frog (Oophaga vicentei), is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is endemic to the Veraguas and Coclé Provinces of central Panama. It is a little known arboreal frog that inhabits humid tropical lowland and montane forest. It breeds in arboreal vegetation, and the parents transport the tadpoles to forest streams to develop.