Poison dart frogs are small, brightly colored frogs native to Central and South America. They secrete powerful toxins through their skin that are derived from ants, mites, and termites in their diet. Some species are among the most toxic animals on Earth. Poison dart frogs exhibit dedicated parenting behaviors, carrying their tadpoles on their backs to water sources. Their bright colors warn potential predators of their toxicity.

1. POISON DART FROG
« DENDROBATIDAE »
GOURE Alexandre
KOZIOR Fabian

2. SOMMERY
• introduction
• Who is the poison dart frog
• Reproduction of the poison dart frog
• Toxicity of this frog
• About his poison
• Some videos and pictures

3. INTRODUCTION
• Local Amerindians in the Amazon rainforest
used toxins from the skin of these frogs to
poison the tips of their blow darts, therefore
the name poison dart frog.

4. WHO IS THE POISON DART FROG ?
• Native to tropical Central and South
America.
• In Bolivia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Colombia,
Ecuador, Venezuela, Suriname ….

5. • Dendrobatids tend to live on or close
to the ground, but also in trees as
much as 10 m (33 ft) from the ground
• These species are diurnal and often
have brightly colored bodies.
• There are over 170 species

6. REPRODUCTION OF THE POISON DART FROG
• Many species of poison dart frogs are
dedicated parents
• carry their newly hatched tadpoles
into the canopy; the tadpoles stick to
the mucus on the backs of their
parents
• The tadpoles feed on invertebrates in
their nursery, and their mother will
even supplement their diet by
depositing eggs into the water.
• About the tadpoles

7. ABOUT HIS POISON
• This bright coloration is correlated with the
toxicity of the species, making them
aposematic.
• The species that have great toxicity derive
this from their diet of ants, mites and
termites

8. TOXICITY OF THIS FROG
• These frogs are considered one of Earth's
most toxic, or poisonous, species
• Those colorful designs tell potential
predators, "I'm toxic. Don't eat me.
• For example, the golden poison dart frog has
enough poison to kill 20,000 mice
• golden poison dart frog

9. • Other species however, that exhibit cryptic
coloration and low to no amounts of
toxicity, eat a much larger variety of prey
• Their toxicity comes from the chemicals in
their prey which collects in the glands of
their skin.

10. How deadly is the poison dart frog
Some videos and pictures

11. 5 Cool Facts about Poison Dart Frogs

12. CONCLUSION
Sometimes the cutest ones are the more dangerous and the good example is
the poison dart frog

13. BIBLIOGRAPHY
• « Poison Dart Frog ». In Wikipedia, 4 février 2019.
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Poison_dart_frog&oldid=881660624.
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dart-frog/#poison-dart-frog-orange-blue.jpg.
• « Poison Dart Frog – Dendrobatidae ». Facts About Animals (blog). Consulté le 20 février 2019.
http://www.facts-about.info/poison-dart-frog/.
• Howcast. 5 Cool Facts about Poison Dart Frogs | Pet Reptiles. Consulté le 20 février 2019.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3nCgbqXqzo&fbclid=IwAR3B4iGbQ-yC7cFz-
h34Y4sX8Bs27DkKoGA5kUrPM2J2w8ZyTO3lLjgy93s.
• Brave Wilderness. Deadly Poison Dart Frog? Consulté le 20 février 2019.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytb9JGdA-lo.
• National Geographic. Strawberry Poison Dart Frog | National Geographic. Consulté le 20 février 2019.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SispCYjUTE&fbclid=IwAR1670jywgABc0rscfJSXIAalxvuYl5xJVAo-
H3T9Zq_NmuFP0b-jQBdqg0#t=15s.

14. THANKS