The red-backed poison frog (Ranitomeya reticulata) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is an arboreal insectivorous species, and is the second-most poisonous species in the genus, after R. variabilis. Like many species of small, poisonous frogs native to South America, it is grouped with the poison dart frogs, and is a moderately toxic species, containing poison capable of causing serious injury to humans, and death in animals such as chickens. R. reticulata is native to the Amazon rainforest in Peru and Ecuador.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Poisonous. The note covers its whole family. Poison dart frogs; skin alkaloids, harmless to touch in captivity but wild animals can be lethal Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Oophaga granulifera — poisonous
- Oophaga pumilio — poisonous
- Ameerega parvula — poisonous
- Oophaga sylvatica — poisonous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Dendrobatidae
- Genus
- Ranitomeya
- Species
- Ranitomeya reticulata
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