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Article: Phyllobates bicolor

Week 5 edits:

Updates to toxicit

Potential week 6 edits:

Toxins:

Methods for toxin extraction for use in poison darts includes skewering P. bicolor, killing the frog, and hovering it over a fire. In doing so, the toxins are released during this process and the darts can be directly rubbed against the skin of the amphibian. Killing the frog is not always required, however, as toxins can be extracted off of living specimen. Methods of extraction differ among regions of the world.

The toxin is not secreted naturally. Instead, nutrients from the frogs' diet contributes of toxin creation.

Overall description of frogs:

Sister species of P. terribilis. Noticable yellow coloring with black patterns on legs.

Morphological similarities to P. terribilis confuse researchers.

More specific research required to include in article (touch upon last)

Behavior & biological mechanisms:

Secrete toxins for self defense, acts as a neurotoxin that poisons potential predators (see above)

Parenting: TADPOLES DO NOT HAVE TOXIN, so adult frogs carry them on their backs to protect them

Conservation:

Accurate measurements for population size have been disrupted due to morphological similarities between P. bicolor and P. terribilis.

DNA testing & phylogenies needed, (look at data later)

Review later: references range of frogs

Citation :LÖTTERS, S., HERRERA, F. C., & KÖHLER, J. (1997). of poison frogs of the genus Phyllobates from western Colombio (Anuro: Dendrobotidore). Revue fr. Aquariol, 24(1997), 1-2. (figure out how to transfer to be usable by wikipedia)