This is film footage from the BBC of the Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus varius zeteki) narrated by David Attenborough. What more can I say about the Golden Frog? (or Sir David Attenborough for that matter!) These images speak for themselves. This video shows males battling for a female. When the male finds the female, they will go into amplexus. Sometimes, the male can be riding on the female’s back for a few weeks to up to a couple of months. The female will lay eggs in a stream among rocks so they will not get washed away. The male will fertilize these eggs while she lays. The eggs are in strands like most toads.

We are very fortunate to have 5 Panamanian Golden Frogs at the Seneca Park Zoo. We had a pair go into amplexus at the end of December. No eggs this year… Hopefully, we will have a better chance next year.