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Sunday, 28 June 2026

Global Animal Guide

Poisonous Animals

Poisonous animals carry toxins on their skin or tissues — you absorb poison by contact or ingestion. Contrast with venomous animals that inject toxin through bites or stings.

Bright blue and black poison dart frog sitting on a wet green leaf

Amphibian

Poison Dart Frog

Tiny, brilliantly colored, and among the most toxic animals alive

Pufferfish inflated into a spiky round ball underwater

Fish

Pufferfish

The fish that inflates into a spiky ball

Translucent moon jellyfish drifting in deep blue ocean water

Invertebrate

Jellyfish

The ancient, brainless drifter of the seas

Monarch butterfly with orange and black wings perched on a purple flower

Insect

Monarch Butterfly

The insect that migrates thousands of miles

Large brown warty cane toad sitting on damp soil at night

Amphibian

Cane Toad

A large, toxic toad turned invasive pest

Small green and black fire-bellied toad showing its bright red and black underside

Amphibian

Oriental Fire-bellied Toad

The green toad with a warning-red belly

Bright orange red eft, the juvenile stage of the eastern newt, on a mossy log

Amphibian

Eastern Newt

The newt with a bright orange land stage