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what insects does it derive its venom from? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.225.26.210 ( talk • contribs) 21:40, 26 October 2005
- arent there any frog experts on the web anymore? this is an amazing creature people. enrich this page doctors —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.229.64.193 ( talk • contribs) 00:42, 15 December 2005
One of the ants in its nautral enviroment makes the pdf's toxins. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.144.217.99 ( talk • contribs) 04:43, 4 July 2006
The image gallery was recently removed. [1]. I think that image galleries for species articles are actually really useful, as the appearance of a species cannot be expressed by a single image of one individual from a single angle. I'd like to restore the gallery, but I'll wait a few days for comments. Enuja 01:02, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
This statement is unclear:
"The paralytic neurotoxins are not produced by the frog itself, but taken from many of its insect prey in the wild and deposited in the skin."
Is the poison being rubbed on its skin by the frog, or digested and excreted from the skin?
If the latter, rephrase as:
"The paralytic neurotoxins are not produced by the frog itself, but obtained by ingesting insect prey containing the toxins, and storing the poisonous chemicals in its skin."
OR "... excreting the poisonous chemicals from its skin." -- depending on whether the chemicals mainly exist in the skin or as an ooze on it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.201.168.122 ( talk) 08:04, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
The species Dendrobates azureus was described by Hoogmoed in 1969, not by Girard in 1855. However, it now seems that D. azureus is only a subspecies or a variety of Dendrobates tinctorius, which wàs desribed by Girard in 1855. I am however not sure if this has already been discussed in an official publication. In any case, the name "Dendrobates azureus Girard, 1855", as it is now given in the taxonbox, is wrong. Scarabaeoid ( talk) 02:37, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Dendrobates azureus qtl1.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on December 19, 2013. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2013-12-19. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. Thanks! — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 23:27, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
No mention of the toxin. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.115.175.170 ( talk) 02:56, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
The toxin comes from the frog feeding on insects such as ants that have toxins in them. The frog itself does not produce toxins. Javenemani ( talk) 03:35, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
Hello,
I just wanted to let the community know of a possible incongruity in this article. In the Description section, it says that the " D. tinctorius 'azureus' [...] has a typical lifespan of five to seven years in the wild.", whereas in the Reproduction section, it says that "The expected lifespan of D. tinctorius azureus is between 40 and 60 years in the wild [...]". Which one of these statements is the correct one?
Cheers! — Preceding unsigned comment added by ThuliumSelenium ( talk • contribs) 02:48, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
Most places the trinomial name is listed, azureus is in quotes, and it is often capitalized. This is not common for subspecies names, and I don't know what meaning this styling is trying to convey. Is it meant to indicate that the name is not an official subspecies name? If so, it should not be in italics, and a sentence should be added explaining what is going on. In addition, the species page lists two subspecies including this one. Whatever the correct answer is, these two pages should be consistent. Raran75 ( talk) 23:43, 10 September 2022 (UTC)
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what insects does it derive its venom from? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.225.26.210 ( talk • contribs) 21:40, 26 October 2005
- arent there any frog experts on the web anymore? this is an amazing creature people. enrich this page doctors —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.229.64.193 ( talk • contribs) 00:42, 15 December 2005
One of the ants in its nautral enviroment makes the pdf's toxins. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.144.217.99 ( talk • contribs) 04:43, 4 July 2006
The image gallery was recently removed. [1]. I think that image galleries for species articles are actually really useful, as the appearance of a species cannot be expressed by a single image of one individual from a single angle. I'd like to restore the gallery, but I'll wait a few days for comments. Enuja 01:02, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
This statement is unclear:
"The paralytic neurotoxins are not produced by the frog itself, but taken from many of its insect prey in the wild and deposited in the skin."
Is the poison being rubbed on its skin by the frog, or digested and excreted from the skin?
If the latter, rephrase as:
"The paralytic neurotoxins are not produced by the frog itself, but obtained by ingesting insect prey containing the toxins, and storing the poisonous chemicals in its skin."
OR "... excreting the poisonous chemicals from its skin." -- depending on whether the chemicals mainly exist in the skin or as an ooze on it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.201.168.122 ( talk) 08:04, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
The species Dendrobates azureus was described by Hoogmoed in 1969, not by Girard in 1855. However, it now seems that D. azureus is only a subspecies or a variety of Dendrobates tinctorius, which wàs desribed by Girard in 1855. I am however not sure if this has already been discussed in an official publication. In any case, the name "Dendrobates azureus Girard, 1855", as it is now given in the taxonbox, is wrong. Scarabaeoid ( talk) 02:37, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Dendrobates azureus qtl1.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on December 19, 2013. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2013-12-19. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. Thanks! — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 23:27, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
No mention of the toxin. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.115.175.170 ( talk) 02:56, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
The toxin comes from the frog feeding on insects such as ants that have toxins in them. The frog itself does not produce toxins. Javenemani ( talk) 03:35, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
Hello,
I just wanted to let the community know of a possible incongruity in this article. In the Description section, it says that the " D. tinctorius 'azureus' [...] has a typical lifespan of five to seven years in the wild.", whereas in the Reproduction section, it says that "The expected lifespan of D. tinctorius azureus is between 40 and 60 years in the wild [...]". Which one of these statements is the correct one?
Cheers! — Preceding unsigned comment added by ThuliumSelenium ( talk • contribs) 02:48, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
Most places the trinomial name is listed, azureus is in quotes, and it is often capitalized. This is not common for subspecies names, and I don't know what meaning this styling is trying to convey. Is it meant to indicate that the name is not an official subspecies name? If so, it should not be in italics, and a sentence should be added explaining what is going on. In addition, the species page lists two subspecies including this one. Whatever the correct answer is, these two pages should be consistent. Raran75 ( talk) 23:43, 10 September 2022 (UTC)