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Most toxic amphibians are poisonous to touch or eat. These amphibians usually sequester toxins from animals and plants on which they feed, commonly from poisonous insects or poisonous plants . Except certain salamandrid salamanders that can extrude sharp venom-tipped ribs, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and two species of frogs with venom-tipped bone spurs on ...
Phyllobates aurotaenia is a member of the frog family Dendrobatidae, [1] [2] which are found in the tropical environments of Central and South America. First described by zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1913, [ 3 ] P. aurotaenia is known for being the third most poisonous frog in the world [ citation needed ] .
The golden poison frog is one of the most poisonous animals on the planet; these frogs produce deadly alkaloid batrachotoxins in their skin glands as a defense against predators. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] To become poisoned a predator generally must attempt to consume the frog, although this species is so toxic that even touching an individual frog can be ...
The dark-eared tree frog is a locally-abundant species within its range. It is found in Thailand (Nakhon Si Thammarat, Narathiwat, Pattani, Songkhla), [6] Malaysia (Johor, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor), [7] Indonesia (Aceh, Bangka Belitung, Jambi, Lampung, North Sumatra, Riau, South Sumatra, West Java, West Sumatra), [8] Brunei ...
This frog does not have poison chemicals in its skin, but its coloration resembles that of other frogs in Dendrobatidae that do, making it a Batesian mimic. A. zaparo most closely resembles A. bilinguis, which is moderately toxic, rather than other frogs in the area with more potent chemical defenses. Scientists believe this is because animals ...
Oophaga is a genus of poison-dart frogs containing twelve species, many of which were formerly placed in the genus Dendrobates. [1] The frogs are distributed in Central and South America, from Nicaragua south through the El Chocó to northern Ecuador (at elevations below 1,200 m (3,900 ft)).
Limnonectes microtympanum (common name: Sulawesi wart frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, where it is only known from the Moncong Lompobatang mountain at elevations above 1,000 m (3,300 ft). [6] Limnonectes microtympanum is a common frog within its restricted range. It lives in and ...
The Sulawesian puddle frog [1] or Celebes Oriental frog (Occidozyga celebensis) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. [2] This abundant species lives in paddy fields and other disturbed habitats. It breeds in paddy fields and slow-moving streams.