Golden Poison Frog (Phyllobates terribilis)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Suborder: Neobatrachia
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Phyllobates
Species: P. terribilis
Binomial name: Phyllobates terribilis
P. terribilis is a social animal, living in groups of up to six individuals; however, captive terribilis can live in much larger groups than that. Terribilis are often considered innocuous due to their small size and bright colours; however wild specimens are lethally toxic. This poison dart frog is confirmed to have killed humans who touched the wild frog.
The golden poison Frog's skin
is densely coated in alkaloid poison, one of a number of poisons common to dart frogs
(batrachotoxins ) which prevents nerves from transmitting impulses, leaving
the muscles in an inactive state of contraction. This can
lead to heart failure or fibrillation. Alkaloid batrachotoxins can be stored
by frogs for years after the
frog is deprived of a food-
based source, and such toxins
do not readily deteriorate,
even when transferred to another surface. Chickens and dogs have died from contact with a paper towel on which a frog had walked.
The golden poison frog is not venomous, but poisonous; venomous animals use their toxins to kill their prey. Like most poison dart frogs, P.terribilis uses poison only as a self-defense mechanism and not for killing prey. The most venomous animal is the box jellyfish , which is only slightly less toxic than P. terribilis.
The average dose carried will vary between locations, and consequent local diet, but the average wild P. terribilis is generally estimated to contain about one milligram of poison, enough to kill about 10,000 mice. This estimate will vary in turn, but most agree that this dose is enough to "kill between 10 and 20 humans",
which correlates to up to "two African bull elephants".
This is roughly 15,000 humans per
gram.
RaJa
Suborder: Neobatrachia
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Phyllobates
Species: P. terribilis
Binomial name: Phyllobates terribilis
P. terribilis is a social animal, living in groups of up to six individuals; however, captive terribilis can live in much larger groups than that. Terribilis are often considered innocuous due to their small size and bright colours; however wild specimens are lethally toxic. This poison dart frog is confirmed to have killed humans who touched the wild frog.
The golden poison Frog's skin
is densely coated in alkaloid poison, one of a number of poisons common to dart frogs
(batrachotoxins ) which prevents nerves from transmitting impulses, leaving
the muscles in an inactive state of contraction. This can
lead to heart failure or fibrillation. Alkaloid batrachotoxins can be stored
by frogs for years after the
frog is deprived of a food-
based source, and such toxins
do not readily deteriorate,
even when transferred to another surface. Chickens and dogs have died from contact with a paper towel on which a frog had walked.
The golden poison frog is not venomous, but poisonous; venomous animals use their toxins to kill their prey. Like most poison dart frogs, P.terribilis uses poison only as a self-defense mechanism and not for killing prey. The most venomous animal is the box jellyfish , which is only slightly less toxic than P. terribilis.
The average dose carried will vary between locations, and consequent local diet, but the average wild P. terribilis is generally estimated to contain about one milligram of poison, enough to kill about 10,000 mice. This estimate will vary in turn, but most agree that this dose is enough to "kill between 10 and 20 humans",
which correlates to up to "two African bull elephants".
This is roughly 15,000 humans per
gram.
RaJa
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