Frog of the Day

Pot Bellys - Nino Dart Frog
Originally uploaded by KenCalvino.

It's going to be a fun day watching Gonzales getting grilled on capital hill. Things have finally returned to normal around here - keep your fingers crossed. The cable guy finally showed up yesterday afternoon to fix the cable box. The outside light is fixed. And the Frog Wrangler and I are going to take today, relax, and get ourselves back into our routine. That being said, let's get on with today's frog......

This frog collectible is the last in the Harmony Ball's Pot Bellys' Zoological's series. This one is called Nino and he's a green-banded dart frog. Nino means child in Portuguese. This is one of the most poisonous frogs in the world. The Amerindians of South America used the poison from these frogs to tip their darts. They are just one-half inch long and reside in Columbia. As with all the others from this series the head comes off to reveal a secret compartment and a little stamper (on the end of the neck). In this one the secret compartment has a little banana and the stamper is a star. I received this set of six Christmas 2006.