Status: Species: Common Name: Last Update:

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.

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