Golden Poison Frog (Phyllobates terribilis) Familie: Poison Frogs (Dendrobatidae) Orden: Frogs and Toads (Anura).

Size:  Females up to 47 mm, males up to 45 mm. Distribution:  Southwestern Colombia. Notes:  The Golden Poison Frog was not known to science until 1978, even though it had been used, presumably for centuries, by local indians to produce poison arrows for hunting. References: Walls, J.G. 1994. Jewels of the rainforest - poison frogs of the family Dendrobatidae. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City. 288 pp. Text & layout: Rune Midtgaard

Gallery Home The Golden Poison Frog has one of the most powerful toxins found in the animal kingdom. The poison is made from components found in some of the insects which the frog feeds on in the wild. The toxicity is lost in captivity, however, because we are unable to provide exactly the same food that the frog eats in the wild. © Rune Midtgaard.