Golden poison frog

This article is about the animal. For other uses, see Golden poison frog (disambiguation).

Golden poison frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Phyllobates
Species:
P. terribilis
Binomial name
Phyllobates terribilis
Myers [fr], Daly, and Malkin, 1978[2]

The golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis), also known as the golden dart frog or golden poison arrow frog, is a poison dart frog endemic from the rainforests of Colombia. The golden poison frog has become endangered due to habitat destruction within its naturally limited range. Despite its small size, this frog is considered to be the most poisonous extant animal species on the planet.

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Phyllobates terribilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T55264A85887889. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T55264A85887889.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Myers, C.W.; Daly, J.W. & B. Malkin (1978). "A dangerously toxic new frog (Phyllobates) used by Embera Indians of western Colombia with discussion of blowgun fabrication and dart poisoning". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 161: 307–366. hdl:2246/1286.
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