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Dendrobates - Photo (c) Yannick Vandenberghe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Genus Dendrobates Info
Dendrobates is a genus of poison dart frogs native to Central and South America. Dendrobates once contained over 40 species, but has lost nearly all of them to the genera Oophaga, Ranitomeya, Andinobates, and Phyllobates. (Wikipedia)
Poison Dart Frogs - Photo (c) Andrés Mauricio Forero Cano, all rights reserved, uploaded by Andrés Mauricio Forero Cano C
Poison Dart Frogs (Family Dendrobatidae) Info
Poison dart frog (also known as dart-poison frog, poison frog or formerly known as poison arrow frog) is the common name of a group of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae which are native to tropical Central and South America. These species are diurnal and often have brightly colored bodies. This bright coloration is correlated with the toxicity of the species, making them aposematic. Some species of the family Dendrobatidae exhibit extremely bright coloration alo (Wikipedia)
Strawberry Poison Dart Frog - Photo (c) Jackcsmall, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) CC
Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio) Info
The strawberry poison frog or strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio, formerly Dendrobates pumilio) is a species of small poison dart frog found in Central America. It is common throughout its range, which extends from eastern central Nicaragua through Costa Rica and northwestern Panama. The species is often found in humid lowlands and premontane forest, but large populations are also found in disturbed areas such as plantations. The strawberry poison frog is per (Wikipedia)
Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog - Photo (c) Noah Yawn, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Noah Yawn CC
Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus) Info
The green-and-black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus), also known as the green-and-black poison arrow frog and with numerous other names, is a brightly colored member of the order Anura native to Central America and northwestern parts of South America. This species has also been introduced to Hawaii. It is one of the most variable of all poison dart frogs next to Dendrobates tinctorius and some Oophaga spp. It is considered to be of least concern from... (Wikipedia)
Yellow-striped Poison Dart Frog - Photo (c) juandaza, all rights reserved, uploaded by juandaza C
Yellow-striped Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates truncatus) Info
The yellow-striped poison frog (Dendrobates truncatus) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, intermittent freshwater marshes, and plantations. (Wikipedia)
Dyeing Poison Dart Frog - Photo (c) Sébastien SANT, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sébastien SANT CC
Dyeing Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) Info
The dyeing dart frog, tinc (a nickname given by those in the hobby of keeping dart frogs), or dyeing poison frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) is a species of poison dart frog. It is among the largest species, reaching lengths of 50 mm (2.0 in). This species is distributed throughout the eastern portion of the Guiana Shield, including parts of Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, and nearly all of French Guiana. (Wikipedia)
Banded Wood Frog - Photo (c) Patrich Cerpa, all rights reserved, uploaded by Patrich Cerpa C
Banded Wood Frog (Batrachyla taeniata) Info
Batrachyla taeniata is a species of frog in the Batrachylidae family. It is found in Argentina and Chile. Its natural habitats are subantarctic forests, temperate forests, temperate shrubland, subantarctic grassland, temperate grassland, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, rocky shores, pastureland, rural gardens, and introduced vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss. (Wikipedia)
Pale-striped Poison Frog - Photo (c) Brian Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Brian Lee CC
Pale-striped Poison Frog (Ameerega hahneli) Info
Ameerega hahneli is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is found in the Amazonian lowlands of Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname. It is named after Paul Hahnel, the collector of the type series. (Wikipedia)
Golfo Dulce Poison Dart Frog - Photo (c) Josh Addesi, all rights reserved, uploaded by Josh Addesi C
Golfo Dulce Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates vittatus) Info
The Golfodulcean poison frog or Golfodulcean poison-arrow frog (Phyllobates vittatus) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae endemic to Costa Rica. (Wikipedia)
Granular Poison Frog - Photo (c) Patrick Gijsbers, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) CC
Granular Poison Frog (Oophaga granulifera) Info
The granular poison frog (Oophaga granulifera) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae, found in Costa Rica and Panama. Originally described as Dendrobates granuliferus, it was moved to Oophaga in 1994. Its natural habitats are tropical humid lowland forests; it is threatened by habitat loss. (Wikipedia)
Little Devil Poison Frog - Photo (c) Juan Alejandro Guerrero Cupacán, all rights reserved, uploaded by Juan Alejandro Guerrero Cupacán C
Little Devil Poison Frog (Oophaga sylvatica) Info
Oophaga sylvatica, sometimes known with its Spanish name diablito, is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae found in southwestern Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. Its natural habitat is lowland and submontane rainforest; it can, however, can survive in moderately degraded areas, at least in the more humid parts of its range. It is a very common frog in Colombia but has disappeared from much of its Ecuadorian range. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation)... (Wikipedia)
Zimmermann's Poison Frog - Photo (c) Xavier Rufray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Xavier Rufray CC
Zimmermann's Poison Frog (Ranitomeya variabilis) Info
The splash-back poison frog (Ranitomeya variabilis), also referred to as the variable poison frog or Zimmermann's poison frog, is a small species of poison dart frog known from the upper Huallaga River drainage of San Martín Region, Peru. It is semi-arboreal, living in the forest understory and canopy. Like other poison frogs, it contains alkaloid poisons. The mimic poison frog is a Müllerian mimic of this species. (Wikipedia)
Yellow-headed Poison Dart Frog - Photo (c) Ingrid Macedo, all rights reserved, uploaded by Ingrid Macedo C
Yellow-headed Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas) Info
The yellow-banded poison dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas), also known as yellow-headed poison dart frog or bumblebee poison frog, is a poisonous frog from the Dendrobates genus of the family Dendrobatidae. (Wikipedia)
Golden Poison Dart Frog - Photo (c) Andrés Mauricio Forero Cano, all rights reserved, uploaded by Andrés Mauricio Forero Cano C
Golden Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates terribilis) Info
The golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis), also known as the golden frog, golden poison arrow frog, or golden dart frog, is a poison dart frog endemic to the Pacific coast of Colombia. The optimal habitat of P. terribilis is the rainforest with high rain rates (5 m or more per year), altitudes between 100 and 200 m, temperatures of at least 26 °C, and relative humidity of 80–90%. In the wild, P. terribilis is a social animal, living in... (Wikipedia)
Spot-legged Poison Frog - Photo (c) Todd Pierson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Spot-legged Poison Frog (Ameerega picta) Info
The spot-legged poison frog or sapito pintado (Ameerega picta; formerly Epipedobates picta) is a species of dendrobatid frog found in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela. Its habitat includes tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, especially freshwater swamp forests. (Wikipedia)
Striped Poison Dart Frog - Photo (c) J.P. Lawrence, all rights reserved, uploaded by J.P. Lawrence C
Striped Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates lugubris) Info
The lovely poison frog or lovely poison-arrow frog (Phyllobates lugubris) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is found on the Caribbean versant of Central America from southeastern Nicaragua through Costa Rica to northwestern Panama, with one record just west of the Panama Canal. Populations from the Pacific versant, formerly included in this species, are now identified as Phyllobates vittatus. (Wikipedia)
Red-backed Poison Frog - Photo (c) Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, all rights reserved, uploaded by Dr. Alexey Yakovlev C
Red-backed Poison Frog (Ranitomeya reticulata) Info
The red-backed poison frog (Ranitomeya reticulata) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is an arboreal insectivorous species, and is the second-most poisonous species in the genus, after R. variabilis. Like many species of small, poisonous frogs native to South America, it is grouped with the poison dart frogs, and is a moderately toxic species, containing poison capable of causing serious injury to humans, and death in animals such as chickens. R. reticula (Wikipedia)
Cauca Poison Frog - Photo (c) Dennis Nilsson, all rights reserved C
Cauca Poison Frog (Andinobates bombetes) Info
The Cauca Poison Frog (Andinobates bombetes, synonyms Dendrobates bombetes, Ranitomeya bombetes) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Colombia. (Wikipedia)
Andean Poison Frog - Photo (c) Andrés Mauricio Forero Cano, all rights reserved, uploaded by Andrés Mauricio Forero Cano C
Andean Poison Frog (Andinobates opisthomelas) Info
The Andean Poison Frog (Andinobates opisthomelas) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. (Wikipedia)
Splashback Poison Frog - Photo (c) Silionamã Dantas, all rights reserved, uploaded by Silionamã Dantas C
Splashback Poison Frog (Adelphobates galactonotus) Info
Adelphobates galactonotus (splash-backed poison frog or splashback poison frog) is a species of poison dart frog. It is endemic to the rainforest of the southern Amazon Basin in Brazil. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests. The eggs are laid on the ground, but the tadpoles are carried to temporary pools. Though it remains widespread and locally common, it is threatened by habitat loss and has already disappeared from some localities due to deforestat (Wikipedia)
Reticulated Poison Frog - Photo (c) Felix Fleck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Felix Fleck CC
Reticulated Poison Frog (Ranitomeya ventrimaculata) Info
The reticulated poison frog (Ranitomeya ventrimaculata), known in French as dendrobate à ventre tacheté, is a species of poison dart frog. It is native to South America, where it can be found in Brazil, southeastern Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, and Peru. (Wikipedia)
Yellow-bellied Poison Frog - Photo (c) Andrés Mauricio Forero Cano, all rights reserved, uploaded by Andrés Mauricio Forero Cano C
Yellow-bellied Poison Frog (Andinobates fulguritus) Info
The yellow-bellied poison frog, yellow-bellied poison-arrow frog, or yellowbelly poison frog (Andinobates fulguritus) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is found in northwestern Colombia (Chocó Department and the westernmost Antioquia and Risaralda) and east-central Panama. (Wikipedia)
Imitating Poison Frog - Photo (c) devinedmonds, all rights reserved, uploaded by devinedmonds C
Imitating Poison Frog (Ranitomeya imitator) Info
Ranitomeya imitator (formerly Dendrobates imitator), is a species of poison dart frog found in the north-central region of eastern Peru. Its common names include mimic poison frog and poison arrow frog, and it is one of the best known dart frogs. It was discovered in the late 1980s by Rainer Schulte who later split it up into more subspecies; describing each as a specific color morph, and sometimes having a separate behavioral pattern. The acoustics, morphs,... (Wikipedia)
Harlequin Poison Frog - Photo (c) Mauricio Morales, all rights reserved, uploaded by Mauricio Morales C
Harlequin Poison Frog (Oophaga histrionica) Info
The harlequin poison frog, also known as harlequin poison-dart frog (Oophaga histrionica), is a species of poison dart frog endemic to the Chocó region of western Colombia. The frog is normally found on the ground of tropical rain forests, among fallen limbs or leaf litter. (Wikipedia)