Student Found Ethical and Illicit Sources of Poison Frogs in the U.S. Pet Trade

Most poison frogs come from legitimate frog breeding operations here and abroad, but some are still snatched from the wild illegally in their native countries, according to Devin Edmonds, doctoral student at the Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS).

These amphibians are now readily available in local pet shops, typically for $50 to $100 and even sometimes $2000 each.

Poaching wild frogs can have a large effect on poison frog populations. Overharvesting species can lead to extinction and narrow the diversity of frogs. Also, some of the most valuable frogs breed in tree canopies, so smugglers destroy habitats to access them.

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