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The golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis), also known as the golden dart frog or golden poison arrow frog, is a poison dart frog endemic to the rainforests of Colombia. The golden poison frog has become endangered due to habitat destruction within its naturally limited range.
Learn about the golden poison frog, one of the most toxic animals on Earth, and its bright coloring, diet, and habitat. See stunning photos of this amphibian and its potential medicinal uses.
- Unassuming little frogs. These tiny amphibians are not as brightly coloured as many of their close relatives. Even their sister species, P. bicolor, has a contrasting pattern.
- They’re small, but large for their family. Despite only measuring up to 6cm and weighing around 30 grams, golden poison frogs are the largest species of the poison dart frog family – which are all typically minature in size.
- Sirens of the forest. Even their call is nothing to get worked up about. The male puffs out his little air sac under the chin and resonates a melodious trill that echoes relaxingly through the forest.
- They have a potent neurotoxin. As you might have gathered from the name, these frogs are covered in Batrachotoxin, a potent poison, named after the frogs that possess it.
Learn about the golden poison frog, the most poisonous animal on the planet, endemic to the rainforests of Colombia. Find out how this frog produces deadly alkaloid batrachotoxins, what it eats, how it mates, and why it is endangered by habitat loss.
Aug 6, 2013 · Learn how Museum herpetologist Charles W. Myers described and collected the golden poison frog, one of the most toxic animals on Earth. See this and other dart-poison frogs in the exhibition Frogs: A Chorus of Colors.
Learn about the golden poison frog, one of the most deadly and venomous poison dart frogs, with a poison that is 20 times more toxic than other dart frogs. Find out how to see this endangered species at the Aquarium's Tropical Pacific Gallery and how to support its conservation.
neotropical. native. Habitat. Golden poison frogs thrive in lowland Amazonian rainforests. This an extremely humid region that receives up to 5 m of rain per year and a minimum of 1.25 m.
