Small bright red frog with smooth skin and thin pale stripes along the back.

Anthony's poison arrow frog

Epipedobates anthonyi
Where at Shedd?
Amazon Rising
Diet Small insects, including ants, termites, crickets, fruit flies
Size .75-.94 inches (19-24 mm)
Type Amphibians
Range Western South America, including Peru and Ecuador
Habitat Dry forests near streams

About the Anthony's poison arrow frog

Like all members of the dart frog family, the Anthony's poison arrow frog is a brightly colored species. This coloring acts as a warning to predators of their toxicity.

Did you know?

  1. This species is collected for medicinal use in Ecuador.

IUCN Red List Conservation Status