Organisms

Poison Frogs

Frogs that sequester and secrete POISONS (e.g., BATRACHOTOXINS). Poison frogs include Australian Pseudophryne, Central and South American Dendrobates, Epipedobates, and Phyllobates and Madagascan Mantella. Melanophyrniscus is a poison toad in the family of Bufonidae. All poison dart frogs are from rain forest of western Colombia and are members of Phyllobates.

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Abstract

Frogs that sequester and secrete POISONS (e.g., BATRACHOTOXINS). Poison frogs include Australian Pseudophryne, Central and South American Dendrobates, Epipedobates, and Phyllobates and Madagascan Mantella. Melanophyrniscus is a poison toad in the family of Bufonidae. All poison dart frogs are from rain forest of western Colombia and are members of Phyllobates.

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Synonyms

12 entry terms
  • Poison Frog
  • Dart Frogs
  • Poison Dart Frogs
  • Poison Toads
  • Venomous Frogs
  • Dart Frog
  • Frog, Poison Dart
  • Frog, Venomous
  • Frogs, Poison Dart
  • Poison Dart Frog
  • Poison Toad
  • Venomous Frog

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2024

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Previous Indexing

  • Anura (1963-2023)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.090w.180w.659

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Poison Frogs. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000097702. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000097702
  2. Poison Frogs. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19740450