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Despite resembling the similarly-small poison dart frogs of Latin America, which also communicate their toxicity to potential predators through aposematism, Mantella species like the Baron's mantella are only distant taxonomic relatives. [10] [9] The existence of these similarities between these two families is an example of convergent ...
The golden poison frog was described as Phyllobates terribilis in 1978 by herpetologists Charles W. Myers and Borys Malkin as well as biochemist John W. Daly; [3] the species name terribilis is a reference to the deadly toxins present in the skin secretions of this species. [2]
Mantella (also known as golden frogs or Malagasy poison frogs) are a prominent genus of aposematic frogs in the family Mantellidae, endemic to the island of Madagascar. [1] Members of Mantella are diurnal and terrestrial , with bright aposematic coloration or cryptic markings.
Phyllobates is a genus of poison dart frogs native to Central and South America, from Nicaragua to Colombia. There are 3 different Colombian species of Phyllobates, considered highly toxic species due to the poison they contain in the wild. Phyllobates contains the most poisonous species of frog, the golden poison frog (P. terribilis).
Dendrobatidae Poison Dart Frogs lipophilic alkaloid toxins: allopumiliotoxin 267A, batrachotoxin, epibatidine, histrionicotoxin, pumiliotoxin 251D: humid, tropical environments of Central and South America Mantella genus Golden frogs or Malagasy poison frogs alkaloid toxins Madagascar northern corroboree frog (Pseudophryne pengilleyi)
The golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis) is a poison dart frog in the family Dendrobatidae endemic to the Pacific coast of Colombia. Golden poison frog may also refer to: Mantella , a genus of toxic frogs in the family Mantellidae endemic to Madagascar, sometimes referred to collectively as "golden frogs"
Andinobates altobueyensis (synonyms ) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Alto del Buey mountain in the Serranía del Baudó range, in the Chocó Department of western Colombia. [4] [5] Its common names include Alto de Buey poison frog, golden poison-arrow frog, and golden poison frog. [4]
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