1. Poison Dart Frog
By Matthew Decker

2. There are five different groups of animals with Vertebrates.
These classifications are:
Mammals
Fish
Reptiles
Birds
Amphibians

3. My Animal’s Classification
The Poison Dart Frog is a amphibian.
An amphibian is:
A cold blooded animal
At first it breathes in the water
As an adult it breathes air

4. THE POISON DART FROG IS AN AMPHIBIAN BECAUSE IT LIVES PART OF ITS LIFE IN THE WATER AND PART OF ITS LIFE ON LAND.

5. Diagram of a Poison Dart Frog

6. Poison Dart Frog
Poison Dart Frogs are small brightly colored Rainforest frogs that have extremely poisonous skin.

7. Poison Dart Frog
The Poison Dart Frog has poisonous skin. They have glands in the skin that produce strong toxins.

8. The Poison Dart Frog Diet
The poison Dart Frog eats insects and other small arthropods. It catches them with their long sticky tongue. They eat ants, termites, flies, small beetles, and spiders.

9. The Poison Dart Frog Life Cycle
Like all amphibians frogs spend their lives near water because they must return to the water to lay their eggs. Frog eggs are laid in the water. Then they hatch into tadpoles.

10. Poison Dart Frogs
Their poison is used by South American Indians for applying to the tips of their hunting arrows and blow gun darts.

11. Poison Dart Frogs
The bright color of the Poison Dart Frogs warns predators that they are poisonous. Once a predator has even licked it, it gets very sick and will never eat one again.

12. I hope you enjoyed learning about the poison dart frog.