Golden poison frog

This tiny and brightly colored frog is one of the largest of poison dart frogs and can grow up to 5 cm. Inhabiting the small range of rain forests along Colombia’s Pacific coast, it is one of the most deadly species. A single frog carries 1,900 micrograms of poison which is so potent that it can kill ten grown men. But what makes the amphibian especially dangerous is that its poison in its glands is beneath its skin, so any reckless animal merely touching it would be in trouble immediately.

Golden poison arrow frog

Golden Poison Dart Frog: Not So Pretty With the tiniest amount of poison (about 2 micrograms) this little frog can make another animal’s heart stop. Although you might be tempted to touch these beautiful, multi-colored little creatures – don’t! The poison isn’t hidden – but waiting for unsuspecting victims on the frog’s skin.

Orange "blackfoot" race from Tesoros de Colombia. This is an adult captive bred from animals originally raised in Colombia by Tesoros. In the wild, these animals are the most toxic vertebrate in the world. December 21st 2016.

Golden Poison Dart Frog

**yellow frog with black eyes

Details of this emblematic and endangered frog, the most toxic vertebrate of the planet, the Golden Poison Frog (Phyllobates terribilis). In this case, a male carrying its tadpoles on the back. The venom of its skin, batrachotoxin, has been used by the Emberá for centuries to poison blowgun darts for hunting. Jaime Culebras Wildlife / Itapoa Project

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