Blue poison arrow frog
Dendrobates tinctorius azureus
The blue poison dart frog is fairly aggressive by nature. Females are particularly prone to fighting each other. The only natural habitat of the blue poison dart frog is in Suriname.
The poison dart frogs are named after the practice of hunters using the frogs’ poison in their darts. There are around 200 species of poison dart frogs. They are all native to South and Central America. The greater the number of poison dart frogs that are adapted to different environments, the better the chances of survival for at least some of them in a changing environment.
Conservation
These colourful frogs are popular pets and used to be caught in large numbers. Fortunately, people have learnt to breed these frogs in terrarium conditions, so the number of wild frogs captured has decreased. The future of the species is nevertheless endangered by the destruction of the rainforest.
Tropical house Africasia
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Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae