Poison Frogs

Frogs that sequester and secrete POISONS (e.g., BATRACHOTOXINS). Poison frogs include Australian Pseudophryne, Central and South American Dendrobates, Epipedobates, and Phyllobates and Madagascan Mantella. Melanophyrniscus is a poison toad in the family of Bufonidae. All poison dart frogs are from rain forest of western Colombia and are members of Phyllobates.

Year introduced: 2024

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Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.090.180.659

MeSH Unique ID: D000097702

Entry Terms:

• Poison Frog
• Poison Dart Frogs
• Frog, Poison Dart
• Frogs, Poison Dart
• Poison Dart Frog
• Dart Frogs
• Dart Frog
• Venomous Frogs
• Frog, Venomous
• Venomous Frog
• Poison Toads
• Poison Toad

Previous Indexing:

• Anura (1963-2023)

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