The golden poison dart frog may be tiny, but it has earned a formidable reputation in the animal kingdom. Native to a small ...

This newly discovered poison frog may represent an evolutionary step on the pathway towards developing brilliant warning coloration associated with other poison dart frogs. A small reddish-brown frog ...

Aposematism occurs when animals have distinct colors or patterns that warn predators of their unique dangers, such as the toxins within poison dart frogs. Aposematism can result in discomfort or even ...

A Brazilian woman was arrested on charges of wildlife trafficking after police in Colombia discovered 130 poisonous frogs in her luggage. Authorities at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá found ...

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 ...

The confrontation between a poison dart frog and a king cobra has received a lot of attention in cyberspace as an interesting ...

A woman who police say tried to smuggle 137 tiny poisonous frogs worth about $130,000 into Brazil has been taken into custody at an airport in Bogotá, Colombia. The 37-year-old Brazilian woman, whose ...

frog Amazon rainforest Peru, poison dart frog Ranitomeya ventrimaculata small tropical amphibian kept in rain forest terrarium© Dirk Ercken/Shutterstock.com In a rainforest, small animals survive by ...