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Friday, July 22, 2011

Colorful, Beautiful, Poisonous and Deadly but Medicinally Useful Frogs

Colorful, Beautiful, Poisonous and Deadly but Medicinally Useful Frogs 

Poisonous frogs tend to advertise their toxicity with bright colors. Here are the world's most brightly colored but dangerously fatal frogs. Most of these frogs are critically endangered. Researches are being conducted to determine their medicinal uses.

Blue Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates azureus)
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Blue Poison Dart Frog is a type of poison dart frog also found in South America. Its Tirio Indian name is Okopipi. It takes its species name from the fact that it is colored azure.

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