Golden poison frog

Phyllobates terribilis · The golden poison frog is a small, brightly colored poison dart frog found in the rainforests of Colombia.

Also called Golden dart frog, Golden poison dart frog, Golden poison arrow frog.

Golden poison frog
Photo: Wilfried Berns, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
Golden poison frog
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0
Golden poison frog
Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0

Taxonomy

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyDendrobatidae
GenusPhyllobates
SpeciesPhyllobates terribilis

Where it lives

Rainforests of Colombia's Pacific coast.

Fun facts

  • One wild golden poison frog carries about one milligram of poison, enough to kill 10 to 20 humans.
  • Frogs raised in captivity on ordinary feeder insects eventually lose their toxicity, and captive-bred frogs are considered non-toxic.
  • Baby tadpoles hitch a ride on their parents' backs, and the adults carry them up into the canopy to pools of water inside bromeliads.
  • Young golden poison frogs are mostly black with two golden-yellow stripes, and they reach full adult color at around 18 weeks old.

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Facts and taxonomy adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).