The blue poison arrow frog’s scientific name is Dendrobates azureus. Scientific names almost always mean something important about the animal.
Kids’ word meanings:
- Dendro = tree
- bates = frog
- azureus = blue
Adults’ etymology:
- Dendro – from dendron, Greek for tree
- bates – from batraxos, Greek for frog
- azureus – Latin derived from Persian, meaning a deep blue color like Lapis Lazuli
All together, this frog’s name means “deep blue tree frog”. What a great name!
UNDER CONSTRUCTION – more info to come later