The tiny amphibian, observed in a remote area of the Brazilian Amazon, is the first such discovery in a decade.

Poison arrow frogs, or poison dart frogs, are found in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America. Despite their ...

Poison dart frogs are hard to miss ... In this genus of frogs, “very distinct species can have the same appearance: the same colors and the same pattern,” Koch says. Adding to the confusion ...

A newly described poison dart frog, which is about the size of a thumbnail, has been found in the forests of the Juruá river basin in Brazil ...

Throughout South America, frogs of the Ranitomeya genus typically occupy very particular habitats. It has been over a decade since a new species within this genus was discovered, making this a ...

Scientists have identifiedtwo new species of poison dart frogs in the remote Brazilian ... that “very distinct species can have the same appearance: the same colors and the same pattern.” ...

Deep in the South American rainforest lives one of the brightest colored amphibians in the world: the poison dart frog. But don’t take their dazzling appearance as an invitation to come closer.

Researchers identified a new poison dart frog species in the Amazon which has bright blue stripes on a darker body with ...

The frogs are in the Ranitomeya genus and are tiny. All are only 15 to 17 millimetres in length—roughly the size of a dime.

Poison dart frogs belong to the family Dendrobatidae which are native to tropical Central and South America. They are known for their bright coloration and toxicity. Fischer, who has researched ...

Poison? What poison? Some bacteria may treat the powerful toxins bathing poison dart frog skin like a buffet. The alkaloid chemicals that poison dart frogs wield on their skin increase the variety ...