Golden poison frog
Amazing fact
The golden poison frog catches prey with its long, sticky tongue.
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The golden poison frog catches prey with its long, sticky tongue.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Golden poison frog
- Scientific name
- Phyllobates terribilis
- Japanese name
- モウドクフキヤガエル
- Group
- Amphibians and reptiles
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Dendrobatidae
- Genus
- Phyllobates
Where the name “Golden poison frog” comes from
Its English name comes from its commonly seen yellow or deep yellow color.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity WebHow the Golden poison frog lives
It is active during the day and lives on the ground. It mainly eats ants, and also eats termites and beetles. It has been observed sitting on the ground, tree roots or vegetation.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity WebBasic data
- Range
- Colombia
Where the Golden poison frog has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- モウドクフキヤガエル
- 简体中文
- 金色箭毒蛙
- 繁體中文
- 金色箭毒蛙
- 한국어
- 황금독화살개구리
- Español
- Rana dorada venenosa
- Français
- Phyllobate terrible
- Italiano
- Rana dorata
- हिन्दी
- सुनेहरा जहर मेंढक
- العربية
- فيلوباتس تيريبيليس
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Katak racun emas
- Русский
- Ужасный листолаз
- বাংলা
- গোল্ডেন পয়জন ব্যাঙ
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — モウドクフキヤガエルChecked: 2026-11-04
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Phyllobates terribilisChecked: 2026-11-05
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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