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According to Wikipedia:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Amphibia
- Order: Anura
- Suborder: Neobatrachia
- Superfamily: Dendrobatoidea
- Family: Dendrobatidae
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agothe term "poison dart frog" refers to family of frogs called Dendrobatidae. There are about 175 different types of frogs in this family.
If you want to know a specific latin name, you have to provide the exact species you're talking about.
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∙ 14y ago"Poison Dart Frog" IS the common name of a group of frogs in the Dendrobatidae family.
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∙ 13y agoThe scientific name for a Strawberry Poison Dart frog is Dendrobates pumilio.
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∙ 11y agoYou will have to give a specific species because poison dart frog genuses vary. Two examples are dendrobates and phyllobates.
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∙ 9y agoThe binomial, or scientific (latin), name for a Blue Poison Dart Frog is Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus"
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∙ 13y agoDendrobatidae
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∙ 8y agoPhyllobates terribilis
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∙ 13y agoPoison Arrow Frog.
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Did native Americans coat their arrows in poison arrow frog poison?
Yes, that is how they got the name dart frog.
What part of the poison dart frog holds the poison dart?
Poison dart frogs got that name not because the frogs have poison darts - they haven't - but because humans used the poison from the frogs to poison their darts.
Conclusion about the poison dart frog?
Poison dart frogs, as their name suggests, secrete a poison through their skin. The poison functions like an acid, seeping through skin and affecting neural activity. As a result of their powerful poison, the frogs have no animal predators (except for humans). Sadly, the poison dart frog is threatened by a fungus called chytrid fungus, which may be the only living thing that lives on poison dart frogs. The fungus blocks the frog's skin, suffocating it. Poison dart frogs are now extinct in the wild.
Why is the yellow-baned poison dart frog's scientific name dendrobates leucomelas?
The frog was given this name by Franz Steindachner in 1864, Dendrobates is the group (genus) to wich the frog belongs. The species epithet leuco-melas literally means 'light and dark'.
Where do poison dart frogs shoot their venom from?
No poison dart frog shoots it venom. They ooze if from their skin. The type of venom depends on the species of frog.Poison dart frogs got that name not because the frogs have poison darts - they haven't - but because humans used the poison from the frogs to poison their darts.
How did the poison dart frog get its name?
because of their skin they got the name "poison dart frog"
What is the name of the frog with the colours red black and white?
Strawberry poison dart frog
Name at least one poisonous frog of the jungle?
Poison Dart frog.
Did native Americans coat their arrows in poison arrow frog poison?
Yes, that is how they got the name dart frog.
What is the scientific name of a poison dart frog?
It's supposed to be the Phylobates Terribilis. However, the name Poison Dart frog is a common term for the Poison Frogs, the Dendrobatidae family of frogs. The family is split into four genera: Epipedobates, Colostethus, Dendrobataes, and Phyllobates. A question that is raised is how the frogs produce this toxicity and research points towards the frog's diet of highly toxic insects to be an important factor in the frog's ability to synthesize its own poison. See site listed below for more details.
What part of the poison dart frog holds the poison dart?
Poison dart frogs got that name not because the frogs have poison darts - they haven't - but because humans used the poison from the frogs to poison their darts.
What is a poisonous dart frogs scientific name?
They are called poison dart frogs.
What is the poison dart frogs scientific name?
Dendrobate
What sound does the blue dart frog make?
The blue dart frog (scientific name: Dendrobates azureus) makes a buzzing sound.
Are the poison dart frogs active at night?
Only one type of poison dart frog(which is European)is active at night Sorry, don't know the name of it
Conclusion about the poison dart frog?
Poison dart frogs, as their name suggests, secrete a poison through their skin. The poison functions like an acid, seeping through skin and affecting neural activity. As a result of their powerful poison, the frogs have no animal predators (except for humans). Sadly, the poison dart frog is threatened by a fungus called chytrid fungus, which may be the only living thing that lives on poison dart frogs. The fungus blocks the frog's skin, suffocating it. Poison dart frogs are now extinct in the wild.
Why is the yellow-baned poison dart frog's scientific name dendrobates leucomelas?
The frog was given this name by Franz Steindachner in 1864, Dendrobates is the group (genus) to wich the frog belongs. The species epithet leuco-melas literally means 'light and dark'.
