Physical Characteristics The golden poison frog is a small amphibian, typically growing to about 2 inches (5 cm) in length — a little smaller than an AirPods case.

Poison dart frogs are hard to miss. They’re bright, agile, and as their name suggests, toxic. But at least a few of these showy amphibians have gone under the radar, until now.

Diablito poison dart frogs (one pictured) accumulate their trademark chemical defenses with the help of a toxin-binding protein that transports poisonous compounds from food to skin. Marie-Therese ...

A new species of poison dart frog has been discovered in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, where dense rainforests host some of the most diverse and complex ecosystems on Earth. In a study ...

Tiny poison dart frogs consume far more toxic alkaloids in their diets, but instead of breaking the toxins down, they accumulate them in their skin as a defence mechanism against predators.

Two green and black poison dart frogs Pavel Kirillov via Flickr under CC BY 2.0 The animal kingdom has no shortage of dance moves, from flamingoes’ synchronized sashays to the waltzes of scorpions.

Faster than Gene Kelly tap-dancing in the rain, many species of poison dart frogs tap their middle toes on their hind feet so rapidly it can look like a blur. Look at that toe go.

Behavioural consistency across metamorphosis in a neotropical poison frog. Evolutionary Ecology, 2023; DOI: 10.1007/s10682-023-10274-0 ...