The poison dart frog can be found in Central and South America. They live in humid tropical environment’s including Bolivia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, Hawaii and more. The species are brightly coloured to warn of prey.  The brighter the colour the more toxic they are.

The frogs body is covered in poison. They do not bite or sting anybody. Their poison is 250 times stronger than the most known   poison. If you touch one of them you will have a stroke. The poison can kill 30,000 mice. Tribes use their poison on the tips of their blow darts.

Most species of poison dart frogs are small but a few  can grow up to 6cm in length.

Many take their hatched tadpoles into the canopy and put them in the pools of water that gathers in the plants.

Chemicals from a certain frog can be used in medicine . Scientists use this for painkillers.