Blue-bellied Poison Frog vs Reticulated Python

Andinobates minutus compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-bellied Poison Frog	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs)	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Andinobates	Python (Pythons)
Species	Andinobates minutus	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-bellied Poison Frog and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blue-bellied Poison Frog

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-bellied Poison Frog	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-bellied Poison Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Reticulated Python

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand.

Blue-bellied Poison Frog

The Blue-bellied Poison Frog (Andinobates minutus) is a species in the genus Andinobates. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Reticulated Python

The reticulated python is the world's longest snake and one of the heaviest. They kill prey by constriction.