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A Kokoa frog, or South American arrow poison frog (Dendrobates species), with black and green markings sits on a rough brown rock surface.
Kokoa frog or South American poison arrow frog (Dendrobates auratus).

poison frog

amphibian
Also known as: Dendrobatidae, arrow-poison frog, dart-poison frog, dendrobatid, poison arrow frog, poison dart frog(Show More)
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George R. Zug
Curator Emeritus, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
George R. Zug
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poison frog, (family Dendrobatidae), any of approximately 180 species of New World frogs characterized by the ability to produce extremely poisonous skin secretions. Poison frogs inhabit the forests of the New World tropics from Nicaragua to Peru and Brazil, and a few species are used by South American tribes to coat the tips of darts and arrows. Poison frogs, or dendrobatids, are small and range from 12 to 19 mm (0.5 to 0.75 inch) from...

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