Color: 

Green-colored (typically a mint, emerald, lime, or forest green coloration), peppered with black bands and spots 

Size:

25-45 millimeters with females being larger

Weight:

3-10 grams

Average Lifespan: 

10-20 years 

Captive Lifespan:

Over 8 years 

Native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama; introduced to Hawaii to control the populations of non-native insects

Rain forests and wetlands

Mating: 

During the rainy seasons of the rain forest (July-September)

Gestation/Incubation:

14-18 days to hatch; 6-8 weeks until metamorphose

Litter/Clutch Size:

Up to 6 eggs

Ants which have high quantities of alkaloids, which is what makes these frogs poisonous

Active all throughout the day, particularly on rainy days

1. Their captive diet does not include invertebrates with toxic compounds, so the frogs have lost the poison in their skin.

2. After the eggs hatch, the male frog will carry the tadpoles on his back to a small pool of water or a stream until they transform into froglets.

3. During mating season, males are polygynous, meaning they can have more than one female mate.