Dendrobates-+Monroe

Dendrobates Azureus



__Movement__: Poison dart frogs have strong legs that let them jump far. They can also swim using their feet to propel themselves forward. __Metabolism__: Their diet contains of mostly. they usually eat spiders, ants, termites, crickets, and other small insects. They have a long sticky tounge that lets them catch prey. The food gets stuck to the tounge, then the frog reels it back into the mouth. They will usually feed near a pond, lake or the source of water where they live.

__Reproduction__: The male is the one who guards the eggs, but females can also. It can take up to 18 weeks for the eggs to hatch. The female can have up to 10 eggs at a time. once they are tadpoles, it takes 2 years to fully mature.

__Growth and developmen__t: This frog is a small frog. They are small as a tadpole and dont get too much bigger when they mature. They usually grow to be 6cm. long and weigh around 8 grams when fully matured. The lifespan of the Blue Poison Dart Frog(Dendrobates azureus) is from 5-6 years.

__Adaptations__: The Blue Poison dart frog has strong legs and sticky feet for climbing. They usually live in trees, so the sticky feet let them climb. Their strong legs let them keep climbing for a while. They are also brightly colored. This makes them stand out. The bright colors mean that they are poisonous,(hence the name Poison dart frog) so predators won't eat them.

__Differences in Male\ Female__: Males and females differentiate in some ways. The females are bigger and larger than the males, but the males have bigger toes. Also the males toes are heart shaped.

__Family__: The family name is Dendrobatidae. Some examples of the members of the family are, the golden arrow frog, the strawberry frog, the black- legged frog, and the dyeing dart frog. All of the frogs in this family sleep at night, unlike other frogs. They all use their tongue to catch prey, like all frogs. Another characteristic is that they are poisonous. this lets they live longer because no one wants to eat something poisonous. They also all have moist skin, so they can breath.



Kingdom: //Anamalia// Phylum: //Chordata// Class: //Amphibia// Order: //Anura// Family: //Dendrobatidae// Genus: //Dendrobates// Species: //Dendrobates Azureus//

//all Pictures from: http://www.ryanphotographic.com/Dendrobates%20azureus.htm//