Thursday, September 30, 2010

WEEK 21 This week I'm listing a general group of amphibians, the poison dart or arrow frogs!!!
















OK, so technically I just can't keep this post to just one specie of PDF in captivity as there are soooo many cool species all varying in color size and personality. I have a love for these small frogs, and just can't seem to get enough of them and their looks! They are just so cool to watch eat and hop around. Coming from numerous areas of S. America these frogs were originally known by their poisonous skin excretions that tribal people would use to lace up their arrow tips with to kill humans or their food. Not a frog to be licked people! Fortunately though these frogs do not have poisonous characteristics in captivity as they do not feed on insects that consume toxic plants as they would in the wild. Pictured are some of the individuals that I have at my residences as of today (and the terribilis were pictured at a friends facility ;)....enjoy.

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