Dendrobatidae (see family information on Tree of Life site)
293 species in 18 genera
Dart-Poison Frogs This family has recently been revised taxonomically (Grant et al., 2006) and now contains 11 genera. Members are small, brightly colored neotropical frogs. Dart-poison frogs derive their name from the fact that the more derived genera in this group are brightly colored and produce toxic skin alkaloids, which are obtained through the insects they eat. Three species (Phyllobates terribilis, Phyllobates aurotaenia, and Phyllobates bicolor) have been documented as being used to poison blow-gun darts for hunting animals, in Colombia. The most toxic species of any frog is Phyllobates terribilis, which produces batrachotoxins and homobatrachoxins at a level approximately 20-fold that of other dart-poison frogs.
Dendrobatids have short but strong hind limbs and are agile jumpers and climbers. They are characterized by the presence of divided scutes (thick pads of skin) on the dorsal surface of their digits. These frogs are diurnal and lay eggs on land. Many dendrobatid species exhibit parental care, with the males or females (depending on the species) transporting their tadpoles on the back of the parent. In some species, each tadpole is placed in a separate treehole or other small water-containing enclosure, and females or both parents visit the tadpoles periodically, with the female depositing unfertilized eggs at each visit to feed the tadpole. Males are highly territorial, partaking in vocalization and wrestling competitions and display cephalic amplexus (grasping the female around the head during mating, unique among anurans).
Phyllobates terribilis
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Genus Allobates (47 species)
Allobates alessandroi no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Allobates algorei no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates bromelicola no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates brunneus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Allobates caeruleodactylus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Allobates caribe no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates cepedai no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates chalcopis AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates conspicuus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates crombiei no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates femoralis AmphibiaWeb account photos sound/video Allobates fratisenescus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates fuscellus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates gasconi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates goianus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates granti no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Allobates grillisimilis no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Allobates hodli no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates humilis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates ignotus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates insperatus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Allobates juanii no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates kingsburyi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates mandelorum no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates marchesianus AmphibiaWeb account photos sound/video Allobates masniger no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Allobates mcdiarmidi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates melanolaemus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates myersi no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Allobates nidicola no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Allobates niputidea no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Allobates olfersioides no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates ornatus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Allobates paleovarzensis no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Allobates picachos no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates pittieri no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Allobates ranoides no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates sanmartini no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates spumaponens no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates subfolionidificans no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates sumtuosus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Allobates talamancae AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Allobates trilineatus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Allobates undulatus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates vanzolinius no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates wayuu no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Allobates zaparo no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Andinobates (13 species)
Andinobates abditus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Andinobates altobueyensis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Andinobates bombetes AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Andinobates cassidyhornae no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Andinobates claudiae no AmphibiaWeb account photos sound/video Andinobates daleswansoni AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Andinobates dorisswansonae AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Andinobates fulguritus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Andinobates minutus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Andinobates opisthomelas no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Andinobates tolimensis AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Andinobates viridis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Andinobates virolinensis AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Anomaloglossus (28 species)
Anomaloglossus astralogaster no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus atopoglossus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus ayarzaguenai no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus baeobatrachus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus beebei no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus breweri no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus confusus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus degranvillei no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus guanayensis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus isthminus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus kaiei no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus lacrimosus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus leopardus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus moffetti AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus murisipanensis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus parimae no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus parkerae AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus praderioi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus roraima no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus rufulus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus shrevei no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus stepheni AmphibiaWeb account photos sound/video Anomaloglossus surinamensis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus tamacuarensis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus tepuyensis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus triunfo no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus verbeeksnyderorum no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus wothuja no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Aromobates (19 species)
Aromobates alboguttatus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Aromobates cannatellai no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Aromobates capurinensis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Aromobates duranti no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Aromobates ericksonae no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Aromobates haydeeae no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Aromobates inflexus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Aromobates leopardalis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Aromobates mayorgai no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Aromobates meridensis no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Aromobates molinarii no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Aromobates nocturnus AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Aromobates ornatissimus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Aromobates orostoma no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Aromobates saltuensis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Aromobates serranus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Aromobates tokuko no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Aromobates walterarpi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Aromobates zippeli no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video
Genus Mannophryne (19 species)
Mannophryne caquetio no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne collaris no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Mannophryne cordilleriana no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne herminae no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Mannophryne lamarcai no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne larandina no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne leonardoi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne neblina no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne oblitterata no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne olmonae no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Mannophryne orellana no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne riveroi no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Mannophryne speeri no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne trinitatis no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Mannophryne trujillensis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne urticans no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne venezuelensis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne vulcano no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne yustizi no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Rheobates (2 species)
Rheobates palmatus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Rheobates pseudopalmatus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video
Subfamily Colostethinae (64 species)Genus Ameerega (31 species) [subfamily Colostethinae]
Ameerega altamazonica AmphibiaWeb account photos sound/video Ameerega andina no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Ameerega bassleri no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Ameerega berohoka no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Ameerega bilinguis no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Ameerega boliviana no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Ameerega braccata no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Ameerega cainarachi no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Ameerega erythromos no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Ameerega flavopicta no AmphibiaWeb account photos sound/video Ameerega hahneli no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Ameerega ignipedis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Ameerega ingeri no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Ameerega labialis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Ameerega macero no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Ameerega maculata no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Ameerega parvula AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Ameerega pepperi no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Ameerega peruviridis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Ameerega petersi AmphibiaWeb account photos sound/video Ameerega picta AmphibiaWeb account photos sound/video Ameerega planipaleae no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Ameerega pongoensis no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Ameerega pulchripecta no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Ameerega rubriventris no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Ameerega silverstonei AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Ameerega simulans no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Ameerega smaragdina no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Ameerega trivittata no AmphibiaWeb account photos sound/video Ameerega yoshina no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Ameerega yungicola no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video
Genus Colostethus (23 species) [subfamily Colostethinae]
Colostethus agilis AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Colostethus alacris no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Colostethus argyrogaster AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Colostethus brachistriatus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Colostethus dunni no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Colostethus dysprosium no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Colostethus fraterdanieli no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Colostethus fugax no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Colostethus furviventris no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Colostethus imbricolus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Colostethus inguinalis no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Colostethus jacobuspetersi no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Colostethus latinasus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Colostethus lynchi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Colostethus mertensi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Colostethus panamansis no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Colostethus poecilonotus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Colostethus pratti no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Colostethus ramirezi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Colostethus ruthveni no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Colostethus thorntoni no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Colostethus ucumari no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Colostethus yaguara no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video
Genus Epipedobates (7 species) [subfamily Colostethinae]
Epipedobates anthonyi AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Epipedobates boulengeri no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Epipedobates darwinwallacei no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Epipedobates espinosai no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Epipedobates machalilla no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Epipedobates narinensis AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Epipedobates tricolor AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Silverstoneia (3 species) [subfamily Colostethinae]
Silverstoneia erasmios no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Silverstoneia flotator no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Silverstoneia nubicola no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Subfamily Dendrobatinae (42 species)Genus Adelphobates (3 species) [subfamily Dendrobatinae]
Adelphobates castaneoticus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Adelphobates galactonotus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Adelphobates quinquevittatus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Dendrobates (5 species) [subfamily Dendrobatinae]
Dendrobates auratus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Dendrobates leucomelas AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Dendrobates nubeculosus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Dendrobates tinctorius AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Dendrobates truncatus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Excidobates (3 species) [subfamily Dendrobatinae]
Excidobates captivus AmphibiaWeb account photos sound/video Excidobates condor no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Excidobates mysteriosus AmphibiaWeb account photos sound/video
Genus Minyobates (1 species) [subfamily Dendrobatinae]
Minyobates steyermarki no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Oophaga (9 species) [subfamily Dendrobatinae]
Oophaga arborea AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Oophaga granulifera AmphibiaWeb account photos sound/video Oophaga histrionica AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Oophaga lehmanni AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Oophaga occultator no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Oophaga pumilio AmphibiaWeb account photos sound/video Oophaga speciosa AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Oophaga sylvatica no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Oophaga vicentei no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Phyllobates (5 species) [subfamily Dendrobatinae]
Phyllobates aurotaenia AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Phyllobates bicolor AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Phyllobates lugubris AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Phyllobates terribilis AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Phyllobates vittatus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
Genus Ranitomeya (16 species) [subfamily Dendrobatinae]
Subfamily Hyloxalinae (59 species)Genus Hyloxalus (59 species) [subfamily Hyloxalinae]
Hyloxalus abditaurantius no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus aeruginosus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus anthracinus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus awa no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus azureiventris AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus betancuri no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus bocagei no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus borjai no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus breviquartus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus cevallosi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus chlorocraspedus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus chocoensis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus craspedoceps AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus delatorreae no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus edwardsi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus elachyhistus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus eleutherodactylus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus exasperatus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus excisus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus fallax no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus fascianigrus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus fuliginosus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus idiomelus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus infraguttatus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus insulatus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus italoi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus lehmanni no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus leucophaeus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus littoralis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus maculosus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus maquipucuna no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus marmoreoventris no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus mittermeieri no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus mystax no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus nexipus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus parcus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus patitae no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus peculiaris no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus peruvianus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus pinguis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus pulchellus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus pulcherrimus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus pumilus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus ramosi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus ruizi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus saltuarius no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus sauli no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus shuar no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus sordidatus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus spilotogaster AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus subpunctatus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus sylvaticus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus toachi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus utcubambensis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus vergeli no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus vertebralis no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus whymperi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus yasuni no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video
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