Status: | Species: | Common Name: | Last Update: |
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Offline | Aromobates nocturnus | Venezuelan skunk frog | ----- |
Offline | Colostethus caeruleodactylus | Blue-toed rocket frog | ----- |
Offline | Colostethus stepheni | Stephen’s rocket frog | ----- |
Online | Dendrobates auratus | Green poison frog | 31 Jan 2004 |
Offline | Dendrobates azureus | Blue Poison Frog | ----- |
Offline | Dendrobates castaneoticus | Brazil nut poison frog | ----- |
Offline | Dendrobates histrionicus | Harlequin poison frog | ----- |
Offline | Dendrobates imitator | Imitating poison frog | ----- |
Offline | Dendrobates minutus | Blue-bellied poison frog | ----- |
Offline | Dendrobates pumilio | Strawberry poison frog | ----- |
Offline | Dendrobates vanzolinii | Brazilian poison frog | ----- |
Offline | Dendrobates ventrimaculatus | Amazonian poison frog | ----- |
Offline | Epipedobates tricolor | Phantasmal poison frog | ----- |
Offline | Mannophryne trinitatis | Trinidad poison frog | ----- |
The Family Dendrobatidae consists of poison dart frogs, a group of small, brightly colored amphibians native to Central and South America. They are well known for their aposematic coloration, which warns predators of their toxic skin secretions. Most dendrobatids are diurnal and terrestrial, feeding primarily on small insects like ants and mites, from which they derive their chemical defenses. Many species exhibit complex parental care, such as transporting tadpoles to water-filled leaf axils or small pools. Dendrobatids play important ecological roles as both predators of insects and prey for specialized predators, and they are often studied for their toxin chemistry and evolutionary adaptations.