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Poison Dart Frog Facts
Common Name: Poison Poison dart frogs are members of the

Dart Frog Dendrobatidae family and considered to
be the most poisonous amphibians
Scientific Name: disguised in very small and brilliantly
Dendrobatidae colorful packages.
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura Habitat and Anatomy
Diet: Carnivore ★ Poison dart frogs live in the

Collective noun: Army rainforests of Central and South
Average Size: 1 inch America. They are normally found
under leaves, in trees, inside logs, on
Average Lifespan in the rocks, and other moist places.
Wild: 3 to 15 years ★ Despite being colorful, these type of
frog are actually quite hard to see due
to their small size, from a half to two
inches long.
★ American Indian hunters gave
the frogs this name because
they tip their arrows by rubbing
it on the frog’s poisonous skin.
★ Amphibians like poison dart
frogs are tetrapods. The
earliest of their kind existed
about 400 to 350 million years
ago. Their four-limbed
ancestors were more like fish Basic Frog Morphology
with legs. ★ About one third of poison
★ There are almost 200 species dart frog species are
of poison dart frogs, all seen in extremely toxic to human
brilliant colors of yellow, beings.
copper, gold, orange, green, ★ When in danger, they
red, blue or black. They prey secrete lipophilic alkaloid
on invertebrates including toxins through poison glands
different ant species. under the skin.
★ Their elaborate designs and ★ Due to its toxicity, these
vibrant colors ward off potential kinds of frog have few
predators. This defense tactic predators. They can
is called aposematic coloration. sometimes be fatal to
★ According to scientists, poison snakes who usually feed on
dart frogs assimilate plant them. Only the leimadophis
poisons from eating prey like epinephelus, or fire-bellied
ants, termites and beetles. snake, has an acquired
Much of its species contain resistance to such poison.
fatal toxicity. ★ Poison dart frogs have
★ The deadliest of its kind is the excellent eyesight and,
golden poison dart frog found unlike most frogs, are
only in Colombia. One frog can diurnal, which means they
kill 10 adult men. are active during the day.
★ They use their long sticky
tongue to catch their prey. Most
insects are attracted to their
bright colors, thus making
hunting easy.
Parenting Style
★ During the rainy season (from

Male Poison Dart Frog
mid-July to mid-September),
Carrying His Tadpoles
male poison dart frogs attract
females to mate. Females ★ After 6 to 12 weeks, bright
choose a partner after elaborate colors develop signaling their
rituals of vocalization and maturity and toxicity.
territorial wrestling. Females lay ★ Unlike the life cycle of most
up to 40 gelatinous eggs in a frogs, which lay eggs in water
leafy place on the ground or in a and hatch without any
tree. Parents take turns in parental intervention, poison
keeping the eggs moist through dart frogs are hands-on
sitting and urinating. parents.
★ Poison dart tadpoles hatch after Additional Froggy Facts
two to four weeks of fertilization. ★ Green and black poison dart
The male parent carries frogs are the only species
tadpoles on its back and head. introduced in the islands of
This act is called backpacking. Hawaii.
Once the tadpoles enter the ★ Due to loss of habitat,
water, the female parent feeds pollution, market sales and
them with unfertilized eggs and environmental changes,
algae. As tadpoles, their colors golden poison dart and blue
are dull and indicate that they’re poison dart frogs are
not poisonous. endangered. Some are
collected for the illegal pet
trade.
★ According to studies, poison dart frogs raised in captivity may lose
their poison because their diet doesn’t consist of the toxic insects
wild frogs ordinarily eat. Instead, captive frogs munch on fruit flies,
mealworms and crickets.
★ In the 1970s, venom from poison dart frogs was developed into
painkillers more effective than morphine. Although they had been
tested on rats, scientists feared that they could still be too toxic for
humans. After a decade, scientists found that the chemical structure
of epibatidine found in poison dart frogs was similar to an
experimental drug for treating Alzheimer’s disease.
★ Symptoms of poison dart frog poisoning in humans include pain in
the upper abdomen, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, liver and kidney
problems or failure, stomach pain, fever, lung damage, skin lesions
and heart damage.
★ Colombia’s Embera tribe hunters regularly use poison dart frogs in
hunting birds, monkeys and other edible animals.
Golden Poison Dart Frogs
★ A tiny amount of toxin from a

golden poison dart frog can lead
to animal brain, muscle, and
respiratory paralysis, and
eventually death.
★ The brighter poison dart frogs
are more toxic.
Name:
Frog Anatomy
Poison dart frogs belong to the family dendrobatidae,
which are native to the rainforests of Central and South
America. Although they are poisonous compared to other
Poison kinds of frogs, they share the same morphology. Can you
Dart Frog label them all?
1.
7.
2.
8.
3.
9.
10.
4.
11.
5. 12.
13.
6.
1. 7.
2. 8.
3. 9.
4. 10.
5. 11.
6. 12.
Frog Anatomy
Answer Key
Poison
Dart Frog
1.
7.
2.
8.
3.
9.
10.
4.
11.
5. 12.
13.
6.
1. Truncus arteriosus 7. Left atrium

2.Right atrium 8. Ventricle
3.Right lobe of liver 9. Left lobe liver
4.Ventral abdominal vein 10. Median lobe of liver
5.Small intestine 11. Fat deposits
6.Urinary bladder 12. Stomach
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Common Name: Poison Poison dart frogs are members of the

Diet: Carnivore ★ Poison dart frogs live in the

★ During the rainy season (from

Golden Poison Dart Frogs

★ A tiny amount of toxin from a

1. Truncus arteriosus 7. Left atrium

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