Green Poison Frog

The Green Poison Frog is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The green poison frog is found in lowland primary rainforest. BEHAVIOR Males are territorial at high population densities but may not be at low population densities. More

The Green Poison Frog (Dendrobates viridis) is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss. More

Common name: Green Poison Frog, Green-and-black Poison Frog Scientific name: Dendrobates auratus Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, USA CITES listing: Appendix II (22/10/1987) Photo: Gail J Worth of Aves International More

The Black and Green Poison Frog is found throughout Panama in a number of colour varieties. In some species the entire back glows with a golden or silvery sheen, that’s how they got their name: Auratus = Golden. More

Macro of a Green Poison Frog, or Green and Black Dart-poison Frog, or Gold Arrow-poison Frog (Dendrobates auratus). This frog was in a part of the tank that had the best lighting. Shot through glass at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. More

Green Poison Frog, Green and Black Dart-poison Frog, Gold Arrow-poison Frog family: Dendrobatidae More

In the green poison frog, for example, the male continues to check on the eggs during the two weeks it takes them to hatch. More

green poison frog, is the only poison frog to have jumped from its native home in Central and South America to Hawaii. More

Order : Anura
Family : Dendrobatidae
Genus : Ranitomeya
Species : viridis
Authority : (Myers and Daly, 1976)