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Blue poison frog

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Blue poison frogs can be easily kept in captivity, when provided with a few basic requirements.

 


The blue poison frog is one of the most striking of the poison arrow frogs. It is a mid-sized frog in the Dendrobates family with its length ranging from 3.0 - 4.5 cm. They usually weigh approximately 3 grams. Poison arrow frogs vary in length from 1.

Dendrobates azureus - Blue poison frog
Dendrobates galactonotus - Poison frog
Dendrobates imitator - Imitating poison frog
Dendrobates leucomelas - Yellow-banded poison frog
Dendrobates tinctorius - Yellow-and-blue poison frog ...

Tropical frogs at the Minnesota Zoo include Blue poison frogs and White's tree frog.

Sky-blue poison frog (Hyloxalus azureiventris)
Green bright-eyed frog (Boophis viridis)
Rana venenosa (Ameerega rubriventris)
Nymphargus (Nymphargus cochranae)
Chlorocypha (Chlorocypha molindica)
Yaoshan treefrog (Rhacophorus yinggelingensis) ...

Other poison frog species lay their eggs directly in water but continue to look after the eggs and tadpoles. And some, like the blue poison frog Dendrobates azureus, tend to eat their siblings as tadpoles, ...

See also: Poison frog, Snake, Termite, Poison Dart Frog, Shell

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