Poison Dart Frog

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• Poison Dart Frog

Nicole Thompson
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there are five different groups of animals with
vertebrates.

• Mammals
• Fish
• Reptiles
• Birds
• Amphibians

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MOST AMPHIBIANS HAVE CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS THAT
MAKE THEM AN AMPHIBIAN. HERE ARE SOME OF THE
ATTRIBUTES.

• They are cold-blooded. Their blood is cold.
• Amphibians have moist smooth skin without scales.
• They lay eggs in water or under dry ground.
• Amphibians start their lives breathing through
  gills, but as an adult they use lungs for
  breathing.
• They begin their life cycle in the water and then
  later move to land.

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The poison dart frog is an amphibian.

• Poison dart frogs are small brightly colored
  rainforest frogs that have extremely poisonous
  skin. Their skin protects them because other
  predators would get poisoned if they tried to eat
  them.

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Poison dart frogs

• They have glands in the skin that produce strong
  toxins.
• Their poison has been used by some South American
  Indians for applying to the tips of their hunting
  arrows and blow gun darts.

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The Poison Dart Frog has adapted to his
environment.

• Most of them are very tiny. Some of them are
  only 1 ½ centimeters long. They can hide under
  leaves for protection.
• They come in all different colors so they blend
  into the beautiful flowers of the rainforest.
• Most predators know that the bright color is a
  warning that they are poisonous.

• Poison Dart frogs eat insects and other small
  bugs. They catch them with their long sticky
  tongue.
• They eat ants, termites, flies, small beetles,
  and spiders.

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A Poison dart frogs habitat
Poison Dart Frogs can be found in Central
America and South America. They live in tropical
rainforests because it is moist and warm. They
need to live close to water and this area is
perfect. They lay their eggs in moist places
under leaves. After the tadpoles hatch from the
eggs, the mom gives them a piggy-back ride to the
water. The tadpoles finish growing in the
water. When they are an adult they move back to
the trees.
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The poison dart frogs skin is poisonous.They
look cute but they are deadly, so dont get near
one.
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Poison dart frogs behavior and Diet.

• Behaviors

• Frogs croak a lot at dusk and dawn.
• The Poison Dart Frog is not like most frogs.
• They are diurnal which means they are awake
  during the day.
• Some frogs are friendly and some are not.
• But never get near a poison dart frog.

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frog facts

• Scientists

• Colors

• Scientists have found that they can make medicine
  out of the poison from Poison Dart Frogs.
• The medicine is a painkiller.
• The Poison Dart Frogs poison is like a silky
  thing on their body that keeps them safe.

• There are over 250 different kinds of Poison Dart
  Frogs.
• Here are some of the colors
• Bright neon yellow
• Tan
• Green and yellow
• Orange
• Purple
• Dark Purple - Blue
• Red

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A poison dart frogs life

• Communication

• Diets for Pet Poison Dart Frogs

• Theyre almost the same as a human and all
  animals because they must eat and drink.
• This frog will not eat anything that does not
  move.
• If you have a Poison Dart Frog as a pet, youll
  need to buy very small crickets.

• They have lots of ways to communicate like
  croaking and staring at something.

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Thank you

• Thanks for reading my power point.
• I hope you learned more about Amphibians.
• Remember not to touch a Poison Dart Frog.
• Enjoy!

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• Poison Dart Frog

by Nicole Thompson