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phyllobates bicolor

$60.00 – $129.00

Phyllobates bicolor is one of the largest poison dart frogs. Unlike other species of frogs, the males and females are roughly similar size. Males can reach a length of 45–50 mm from snout to vent, while the slightly larger females reach 50–55 mm in length from snout to vent.

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Toxicity of phyllobates bicolor

While its toxicity is weaker than P. terribilis, P. bicolor is still a highly toxic animal, one of the few frogs confirmed to have caused human fatalities. In their natural habitat, P. bicolor excretes toxins from pores in its skin. The frogs cannot naturally produce the toxin, so they derive the nutrients necessary from their diet and surrounding environment. Between 2-200 micrograms of its poison, a batrachotoxin (BTX), is enough to kill a human being (a reported LD50 of 2.7 ± 0.2 µg/kg.)