Golden Poison-Dart Frog (Colostethus beebei) lives & breeds exclusively on giant terrestrial bromeliad (Brocchinia micrantha)


Colostethus beebei is the only species of its genus known to be a bromeliad specialist. It lives & breeds exclusively on giant terrestrial bromeliad (Brocchinia micrantha) water-filled leaf axils or tank. The giant terrestrial bromeliad grows in humus caught in rock crevices in proximity to Kaieteur Falls and may reach meters in height. #text=All


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Location: proximity to Kaieteur Falls Kaieteur National Park Potaro Plateau North Pakaraima Guyana S. America
Photo credit: © Krystyna Szulecka Photography / Alamy / Afripics
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