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Tricolor poison dart frog photo-illustration

Tricolor poison dart frog photo-illustration

The Tri-color poison dart frog (Epipedobates tricolor) of south central Ecuador is now endangered. Pharmacologists with Abbott Pharmaceutical synthesized a compound from the protective secretions on the skin of this frog, and that compound known as ABT-594 was found to be 200X more powerful than morphine.

The drug has not seen commercial production, however Abbott's removal of frogs from Ecuador led to changes in Ecuadorian law related to the commercialization of willdlife and their biological properties.

Rainforest treefrog guarding eggs View from below Cloud Forest stream Andean Cock-of-the-Rock Otonga Cloud Forest Reserve Farmers converting to conservation Toucan of the Andes Toucan Barbet, Otonga Cloud Forest Reserve The White-whiskered puffbird Ancient ceramic art depicting wildlife Global loss of amphibians The Imbabura tree frog Tricolor poison dart frog photo-illustration Cloud Forest lizard Juvenile green iguanas Coastal Ecuadorian forest loss One man's riches Exporting rainforest destruction Lowland Paca For Sale: Endangered Species Andean Fox Mountain lion with cub Passionflower butterfly Ecotourism near Mindo, Ecuador Tropical butterfly and moth pupa Legless Amphibian of the Cloud Forest Cloud forest geometry Cloud Forest flora Cloud Forest Orchid Paramo botany Andean Paramo landscape Breakfast in the Cloud Forest Farmer converted to conservation Andean condor art