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Poison Frogs MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Poison Frogs
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.090.180.659
Unique ID
D000097702
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000097702
Scope Note
Frogs that sequester and secrete POISONS (e.g., BATRACHOTOXINS). Poison frogs include Australian Pseudophryne, Central and South American Dendrobates, Epipedobates, and Phyllobates and Madagascan Mantella. Melanophyrniscus is a poison toad in the family of Bufonidae. All poison dart frogs are from rain forest of western Colombia and are members of Phyllobates.
Entry Term(s)
Dart Frogs
Poison Dart Frogs
Poison Toads
Venomous Frogs
Previous Indexing
Anura (1963-2023)
Public MeSH Note
2024
History Note
2024
Date Introduced
2024/01/01
Last Updated
2026/01/01
Poison Frogs Preferred
Poison Dart Frogs Narrower
Venomous Frogs Related
Poison Toads Related
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