The phantasmal poison frog, Epipedobates anthonyi, is the original source of epibatidine, discovered by John Daly in 1974. Epibatidine has not been found in any animal outside of Ecuador, and its ...

A Saskatchewan-based researcher who left the ice-cold Prairies for humid Colombian jungles in search of vividly hued harlequin frogs says his latest discovery about the endangered amphibians gives ...

Poison frogs are small and brightly colored amphibians that originate from Central and South America. As suggested by their name, these frogs can release highly toxic chemicals from their skin, which ...

Poison frogs living in human care aren’t poisonous, thanks to a “detox” diet of mild insects, like crickets and fruit flies. Can adding alkaloids to a frog’s diet help it regain its toxins and get its ...

The golden poison dart frog may be tiny, but it has earned a formidable reputation in the animal kingdom. Native to a small region of rainforest in western Colombia, this brightly colored amphibian is ...

The toe tapping behavior of various amphibians has long attracted attention from researchers and pet owners. Despite being widely documented, the underlying functional role is poorly understood. In a ...

A researcher from Colombia has been looking a how Phyllobates (a genus of poison dart frogs native to Central and South America) can avoid poisoning themselves. A 2010 analysis found that more than 63 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These 2-inch-long frogs live in a very specific part of the rainforest inwestern Colombia. The poison on their skin is called ...