Poison Dart Frog

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Poison Dart Frog

• By Matthew Decker

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There are five different groups of animals with
Vertebrates.

• These classifications are
• Mammals
• Fish
• Reptiles
• Birds
• Amphibians

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My Animals Classification

• The Poison Dart Frog is a amphibian.
• An amphibian is
• A cold blooded animal
• At first it breathes in the water
• As an adult it breathes air

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• THE POISON DART FROG IS AN AMPHIBIAN BECAUSE
  IT LIVES PART OF ITS LIFE IN THE WATER AND PART
  OF ITS LIFE ON LAND.

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Diagram of a Poison Dart Frog

• Poison Dart Frog

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Poison Dart Frog

• Poison Dart Frogs are small brightly colored
  Rainforest frogs that have extremely poisonous
  skin.

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Poison Dart Frog

• The Poison Dart Frog has poisonous skin. They
  have glands in the skin that produce strong
  toxins.

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The Poison Dart Frog Diet

• The poison Dart Frog eats insects and other
  small arthropods. It catches them with their
  long sticky tongue. They eat ants, termites,
  flies, small beetles, and spiders.

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The Poison Dart Frog Life Cycle

• Like all amphibians frogs spend their lives
  near water because they must return to the water
  to lay their eggs. Frog eggs are laid in the
  water. Then they hatch into tadpoles.

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Poison Dart Frogs

• Their poison is used by South American Indians
  for applying to the tips of their hunting arrows
  and blow gun darts.

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Poison Dart Frogs

• The bright color of the Poison Dart Frogs warns
  predators that they are poisonous. Once a
  predator has even licked it, it gets very sick
  and will never eat one again.

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• I hope you enjoyed learning about the poison dart
  frog.