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Golden Poison Dart Frog |
It is a poison dart frog endemic to the
Pacific coast of Colombia. |
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Other Names |
Golden poison frog / golden frog / golden
poison arrow frog / golden dart frog |
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Scientific name |
Phyllobates terribilis |
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Length |
5.5 cm (Adult) |
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Higher classification |
Poison dart frogs |
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Family |
Dendrobatidae |
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Class |
Amphibia |
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What happens if you touch a golden dart
frog? |
It keeps its poison in glands beneath its
skin, so any reckless human taking a bite would be in trouble immediately.
Other poison dart frogs are far less toxic than the golden poison frog, and only
a handful of species pose a risk to humans |
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Can a poison dart frog kill you? |
Yes, poison in its skin when touched /
eaten can cause death. |
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How fast can a golden poison dart frog
kill you? |
It contain enough poison to kill more
than 10 people. |
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How its poison kills a person? |
Its poison prevents nerves from
transmitting impulses, which leads to heart failure and within 10 minutes death
occurs and there is no cure. |
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What does it eat? |
Flies, crickets, ants, termites and
beetles. |
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Do frog bites hurt? |
It just creates pain that to only couple
species of frogs that bite. |
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How long do dart frogs live? |
4- 12 years |
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What most poisonous frog on earth? |
The golden poison frog (Phyllobates
terribilis) |
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Where does the It live? |
Wet forest streams and
dry forest streams. |
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Where can we find these? |
slopes of the Central
Cordilleran rainforests and cloud forests of western central Panama |
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Level where they live |
1,100 to 4,300 feet above sea level. |
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