Harlequin Toad
The Variable Harlequin toad—Atelopus varius—is native to Costa Rica and over the past few years, due to the spread of a fungus and changes in climate, its numbers have decreased rapidly to a single isolated population. The species is now dangerously close to extinction.The toad’s colors (which can be purple, black or yellow) warn predators to stay clear as it has a powerful toxic poison, which is 100 times stronger than potassium cyanide. The only creature that poses as a threat to the Harlequin toad (apart from humans) is a parasitic fly which lays its eggs on the frog’s legs, allowing them to burrow inside. They then eat the frog’s internal organs, eventually killing it.
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