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===Amphibians===
==See also==

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Confusing

Says "not to be confused with List of Venomous Animals."

My dictionary defines "poison" as "having the properties or effects of poison : venemous".

"Venomous" is defined as "full of venom, as 'poisonous'".

Sounds like the same thing, to me. So, why two separate lists? What's the difference?

Wouldn't it make more sense to just have one list, and have both terms direct to it?

Incorrect

Many of these animals are actually venomous (having a means to inject venom) rather than (or perhaps in addition to) being poisonous (harmful if ingested or touched.

Two of the three fish listed (those in the lionfish/stonefish clade) possess venomous spines that hypodermically inject venom, rather than mere skin toxicity. Many other fish have venomous spines to varying degrees, as well as being poisonous to consume (two different lists, although with some overlapping membership). The pufferfish listed here are actual poisonous fish (dangerous to consume, but not capable of injecting venom). The same is true of the cephalopods - the blue-ringed octopus has an extremely venomous bite - and the cone shells, all of which are actively venomous, and many of which use their venom to hunt (exactly the same situation as a rattlesnake, which is perhaps the archetypical venomous animal).192.54.222.19 (talk) 22:08, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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 Many of these animals are actually venomous (having a means to inject venom) rather than (or perhaps in addition to) being poisonous (harmful if ingested or touched.
-At least the fish listed (all of which are in the lionfish/stonefish clade)  all possess venomous spines that hypodermically inject venom, rather than mere skin toxicity. Many other fish have venomous spines to varying degrees, as well as being poisonous to consume (two different lists, although with some overlapping membership)
+Two of the three fish listed (those in the lionfish/stonefish clade)  possess venomous spines that hypodermically inject venom, rather than mere skin toxicity. Many other fish have venomous spines to varying degrees, as well as being poisonous to consume (two different lists, although with some overlapping membership). The pufferfish listed here are actual poisonous fish (dangerous to consume, but not capable of injecting venom).
 The same is true of the cephalopods - the blue-ringed octopus has an extremely venomous bite - and the cone shells, all of which are actively venomous, and many of which use their venom to hunt (exactly the same situation as a rattlesnake, which is perhaps the archetypical venomous animal).[[Special:Contributions/192.54.222.19|192.54.222.19]] ([[User talk:192.54.222.19|talk]]) 22:08, 5 November 2013 (UTC)