I havn't found a clear answer. If so, just how much? Harmful to humans or just to other lizards?
Reptile & Amphibian Forums
Welcome to kingsnake.com's message board system. Here you may share and discuss information with others about your favorite reptile and amphibian related topics such as care and feeding, caging requirements, permits and licenses, and more. Launched in 1997, the kingsnake.com message board system is one of the oldest and largest systems on the internet.
Are Mantella frogs poisinous?
swoop56
Dec 06, 2004 11:06 AM
Replies (2)
damenta
Dec 06, 2004 12:00 PM
No it cant hurt humans. It depends what type it is if its harmful to other animals but its not lethal.
hecktick_punker
Dec 07, 2004 06:47 AM
Different species of mantella possess different quantities and types of toxins. Most have pumiliotoxins, like those of South American poison dart frogs, along with others. I certainly would not recomend downing a few golden mantellas or rubbing an open wound on a wild-caught frog, but if you avoid that they are relatively safe to humans. Captive bred frogs are not poisonous. Good luck,
-----
Devin Edmonds
devin@amphibiancare.com
www.amphibiancare.com
