Life of a golden poison dart frog

by johnny oey and salma Kohgadai

Life of a golden poison dart frog

By Johnny Oey and Salma Kohgadai

Contents

Introduction

Bodymania

Ears

Babies

Where do golden poison dart frogs live?

Ways of killing prey

Predators

What is killing the frogs?

Are golden poison dart frogs endangered?

Were poison dart frogs poisonous in the first place?

Authors note

Glossary

Index

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Introduction

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Golden poison dart frogs are almost extinct. They are in the family of poison dart frogs. Read this book to learn all about Golden poison dart frogs!

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BODYMANIA

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A golden poison dart frog scientific name is phyllobates teribbillis. Dendrobatadaes (den dro bat ti ta dis) are poison dart frogs. Phylllobates (fee lo bates) means golden poison dart in Latin.
A golden poison dart frog is about the weight of an American penny. It grows up to 2 inches long. Females are usually larger than males.

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Golden poison dart frog

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real size

Legs

Golden poison dart frog legs are like other frog legs. They are also used as weapons to Jump on prey. Their back legs jump on their prey while their front legs hold down their prey.

back legs jump

front legs pounce

Ears

Frogs ears are like drums. They are called tympanum. Sound bounces off of their ears. It is an external hearing for catching prey, such as different kind of bugs. The sound bounces off in the direction the bug is coming from so they can follow their prey.

about where ears are

African clawed frog

Babies

Baby frogs are carried to a fast flowing river. The babies
Have suction cups on the bottom of their head to stick to a rock and eat diatom single-cell algae. With a wall of silica.

tadpole

Diatoms

Where do golden poison dart frogs live?

Golden Poison dart frogs live in the rainforests of Central America and South America.They are native to Central and South American rainforests.
There are a lot in the Amazon rainforests too.
Poison dart frogs only live in small areas. They live in are tropical rainforests, Pacific Coast, and Colombia.
Some more habitats

fun fact!

Golden poison dart frogs are brightly colored witch is giving a warning
to other animals to stay away.It means Aposemetic coloration.

Are golden poison dart frogs endangered?

Are golden poison dart frogs endangered, yes they are. In fact, there are nearly 200 types of golden poison dart frog, but maybe 79 of these species are at a high risk of extinction. There are fewer and fewer poison dart frogs because of habitat loss, pollution, and disease. People are cutting down rain forests to make homes and farms and other buildings.

How can we help?

You can put your trash in the right place or not litter to make our world cleaner! Don't dump oil in drains. Tell people not to cut down trees.