2. Introducing Poison Dart
Names: Frogs! Classification:
Dart Frogs have two Kingdom- Amimalia
common names and Phylum- Chordata
one scientific name.
Subphylum-
Their scientific name Vertebrata
is De nd ro ba tid e .
One of the common Class- Amphibia
names is Po is o n Order- Anura
Da rt Fro g and the Family-
other is Po is o n Dendrobatidae
A w Fro g .
rro Genus- Dendrobates
3. Appearance
Poison Dart Frogs are They are also unique
very unique frogs because of their
because of their extremely small size.
appearance. Their skin is
not only highly toxic but
They are less than 2
brightly coloured and and a half inches
because of their bright long(5cm) and about
colours, predators are as tall as a paper clip.
warned to stay away.
Another unique thing
about this frog is that
they have excellent
vision which helps them
see their prey and
predators.
4.
5. Location
Poison Dart Frogs are found in Tropical
Rain Forests of mostly Central and South
America. They live on and under the ground
or in trees.
6. About the Rainforest!
In the rainforest it is sunny Some other animals
and of course rainy. that live in the
Temperatures in the rainforest are
rainforest are no higher
than 34 degrees Celsius Toucans,
and no lower than 20 Parrots,Piranhas,
degrees Celsius, which is Manatees, Gorillas,
perfect for poison dart frogs Spider Monkeys,
because they do best when Chimpanzees,
the temperature is between Jaguars and many
21 and 28 degrees Celsius
more!
The average humidity is
between 77 and 80 percent.
Every year an average of
50-260 inches of rain falls.
7. Life Cycle
Poison Dart Frogs have the same life cycle as any
ordinary frog but the parents raise them differently.
First the mother lays her eggs under a leaf or in hole
beneath the ground. The male fertilizes and guards
them from predators until they hatch into tadpoles.
Once they are tadpoles they wiggle onto their mothers
back, she then carries them to a bromeliad which is a
small plant filled with water. The mother puts each
tadpole into their own bromeliad. The father guards
them for 6-8 weeks. The tadpoles eat algae, mosquito
larvae and unfertilized eggs that the mother brings to
them. After 6-8 weeks the tadpoles grow legs and
come out of their bromeliad.
8.
9. Nutrition
What Do They Where Do They
Eat? Get Energy?
A Poison Dart Frog is Poison Dart Frogs
a carnivore and their get energy the
diet includes mostly
same way we do!
small insects such as
spiders, ants, fruit From the food they
flies, crickets, wax eat and the sun!
worms and termites.
To capture these
insects they use their
long, sticky tongues.
10. Threats and Solutions
Predators
Threats Solutions
Poison Dart Frogs Pollution Stop building tons
of factories near the
only have one natural rainforest and put
predator which is a up a bunch of “No
Littering” signs. Put
snake called the frogs in
captivity.
Leimadophis Logging Stop logging where
Epinephelus. This there are lots of
animals. Put the
snake is actually frogs in captivity.
immune to the frogs
poison, therefore the
snake wont die when
they eat the frog.
11.
12. Fun Facts!
● They lay eggs in ● A Golden Poison Dart
February, March and Frog have enough
throughout the poison to kill 10
summer. grown men.
● Some Indians use ● Their lifespan in the
Poison dart Frogs to wild is 3-15 years.
poison the tips of their ● There are more than
blow gun darts for 100 different species
hunting. of Poison Dart Frogs.
13. W You Listening?
ere
What are Where are How tall are
the two they found? they?
common
names?
What do What was What is
they eat? the plant their only
called that predator?
the mother
puts her
tadpoles in?
