Atelopus - Atelopus

Japanese: アテロプス - あてろぷす
Atelopus - Atelopus

...However, the family also includes the non-poisonous Colostethus genus. The Atelopus genus, which is in the Bufonidae family but has a similar morphology to the Dendrobates genus, is also poisonous, with 49 species found in tropical America. The Hylidae family also includes poisonous species such as the Phrynohyas genus, which is found in tropical America, but the Cuban Little Frog Sminthillus limbatus , the world's smallest species with a body length of about 1 cm, which was once included in the Dendrobates family, is questionable as to whether it is actually poisonous.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Atelopus" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし科の中には無毒のヤドクガエルモドキ属Colostethusも含まれている。 ヒキガエル科ではあるがヤドクガエル属と形態の類似したアテロプス属Atelopusも有毒で,49種が熱帯アメリカに分布する。アマガエル科にも熱帯アメリカに分布するドクアマガエル属Phrynohyasなどの有毒種が含まれるが,かつてヤドクガエル科に含められていた体長約1cmの世界最小種のキューバチビガエルSminthillus limbatusは,果たして有毒か否か疑問視されている。…

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