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The Name Game!!

 
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Name that frog!!
Poison Frog
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Dart Frog
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Poison Arrow Dart Frog
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Other - please advise
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:27 pm    Post subject: The Name Game!! Reply with quote
What is the correct name or at least the most commonly used name for Poison Frogs?
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I always call them dart frogs ...
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I always refer to them as Dart Frogs too.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm from holland, but I'm used to calling them poison dart frog
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Correct term is poison dart frog... because the native SA tribes utilize these frogs to load their darts with poison Laughing so poison dart frog it is. tho people love to shorten to PDF, darts, dart frogs and poison frogs and the most annoying poison arrow frogs Mad blimey I'm a geek Embarassed
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
yes you are Paul Laughing But the best kind of geek (the self-confessed geek) Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
YYYYeeeeessss
the dutch guy is right again!

Thanks for the explanation Paul!
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