Poison dart frogs (Dendrobatidae ... Some bacteria, specifically, may be thriving because they’re actually feeding on the toxins. The researchers fed ammonium and DHQ to colonies of skin ...

The poison dart frog, an innocuous-looking amphibian, is as fascinating as it is deadly. Found primarily in the lush rainforests of Central and South America, these small creatures sport vivid, ...

Close up of very distinct frog with brilliant red head and back and blue-to-purple legs, sitting on green leaf. Front view. Green and black poison dart frog in its natural habitat in the... Known as ...

Like other poison dart frogs, these frogs secrete toxic alkaloids from their skin when alarmed. The toxins are pretty poisonous, disrupting normal cardiac functions. Curiously though, these red ...

What if you could detect allergens even better, so that before you even put something in your mouth, you knew whether it was dangerous? And what if frogs could help you do it?

Betancourth-Cundar M, Ríos-Orjuela JC, Crawford AJ, Cannatella DC, Tarvin RD (2025) ZooKeys The new species is a “small dendrobatid frog,” meaning a brightly colored poison dart, or poison ...

The new species is a “small dendrobatid frog,” meaning a brightly colored poison dart, or poison arrow frog, according to the study. The frog is “uniformly brown” on its back, has “black ...