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New Poison Dart Frog Species Discovered • May 14, 2025, 8:30 AM ET (Newsweek)

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Also Known As poison dart frog • Dendrobatidae • poison arrow frog • dart-poison frog • dendrobatid • arrow-poison frog

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Kokoa frog or South American poison arrow frog (Dendrobates auratus).
harlequin poison dart frog
Poison frog (Dendrobates).
strawberry poison dart frog
poison frog
Blue arrow-poison frogs (Dendrobates azureus).
blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates)
strawberry poison frog
Examine up close minute poison-arrow frogs Dendrobates auratus and D. pumilio on leaves
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