Phyllobates terribilis - golden poison dart frog
Phyllobates terribilis, the golden poison dart frog, and is found mainly in Colombia. It secretes batrachotoxin, a poisonous steroidal alkaloid from skin glands that can kill animals including humans. This poisonous alkaloid blocks the neuromuscular transmission in the body, that causes muscle and respiratory paralysis, and finally death.
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Keywords: dart, frog, frogs, golden, phyllobates, poison, poisonous, terribilis
