GOLDEN POISON ARROW FROG
SCIENTIFIC NAME:
Phyllobates terribilis
STATUS:
Endangered
Considered to be the most poisonous frog on the planet, the golden dart frog secretes a potent toxin that can kill a human. A single frog contains enough poison to kill more than 20,000 mice, or around ten people. The toxin typically takes effect in around ten minutes and there is no known antidote.