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  Dendrobatidae (see family information on Tree of Life site)

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 (46 species)
Allobates alessandroi no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Allobates algorei no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates bromelicola no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates brunneus English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Allobates caeruleodactylus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates caribe no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates cepedai no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates chalcopis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates conspicuus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates crombiei no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates femoralis English account non-English account photos sound/video
Allobates fratisenescus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates fuscellus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates gasconi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates goianus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates granti no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates hodli no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates humilis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates insperatus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Allobates juanii no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates kingsburyi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates mandelorum no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates marchesianus English account no non-English accountphotos sound/video
Allobates masniger no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Allobates mcdiarmidi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates melanolaemus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates myersi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates nidicola no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates niputidea no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Allobates olfersioides no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates ornatus English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Allobates paleovarzensis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates picachos no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates pittieri no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates ranoides no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates rufulus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates sanmartini no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates spumaponens no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates subfolionidificans no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates sumtuosus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates talamancae English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Allobates trilineatus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Allobates undulatus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates vanzolinius no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates wayuu no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Allobates zaparo no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video

Genus Ameerega (31 species)
Ameerega altamazonica English account no non-English accountphotos sound/video
Ameerega andina no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Ameerega bassleri no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Ameerega berohoka no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Ameerega bilinguis no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Ameerega boliviana no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Ameerega braccata no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Ameerega cainarachi no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Ameerega erythromos no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Ameerega flavopicta no English account no non-English accountphotos sound/video
Ameerega hahneli no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Ameerega ignipedis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Ameerega ingeri no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Ameerega labialis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Ameerega macero no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Ameerega maculata no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Ameerega parvula no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Ameerega pepperi no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Ameerega peruviridis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Ameerega petersi English account no non-English accountphotos sound/video
Ameerega picta English account no non-English accountphotos sound/video
Ameerega planipaleae no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Ameerega pongoensis no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Ameerega pulchripecta no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Ameerega rubriventris no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Ameerega silverstonei no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Ameerega simulans no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Ameerega smaragdina no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Ameerega trivittata English account no non-English accountphotos sound/video
Ameerega yoshina no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Ameerega yungicola no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video

Genus Anomaloglossus (23 species)
Anomaloglossus atopoglossus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Anomaloglossus ayarzaguenai no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Anomaloglossus baeobatrachus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Anomaloglossus beebei no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Anomaloglossus breweri no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Anomaloglossus confusus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Anomaloglossus degranvillei no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Anomaloglossus guanayensis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Anomaloglossus kaiei no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Anomaloglossus lacrimosus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Anomaloglossus moffetti English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Anomaloglossus murisipanensis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Anomaloglossus parimae no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Anomaloglossus parkerae English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Anomaloglossus praderioi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Anomaloglossus roraima no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Anomaloglossus shrevei no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Anomaloglossus stepheni English account non-English account photos sound/video
Anomaloglossus tamacuarensis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Anomaloglossus tepuyensis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Anomaloglossus triunfo no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Anomaloglossus verbeeksnyderorum no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Anomaloglossus wothuja no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video

Genus Aromobates (12 species)
Aromobates alboguttatus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Aromobates capurinensis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Aromobates duranti no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Aromobates haydeeae no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Aromobates leopardalis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Aromobates mayorgai no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Aromobates meridensis no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Aromobates molinarii no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Aromobates nocturnus English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Aromobates orostoma no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Aromobates saltuensis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Aromobates serranus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video

Genus Colostethus (23 species)
Colostethus agilis English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Colostethus alacris no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Colostethus argyrogaster English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Colostethus brachistriatus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Colostethus dunni no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Colostethus dysprosium no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Colostethus fraterdanieli no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Colostethus fugax no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Colostethus furviventris no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Colostethus imbricolus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Colostethus inguinalis no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Colostethus jacobuspetersi no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Colostethus latinasus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Colostethus lynchi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Colostethus mertensi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Colostethus panamansis no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Colostethus poecilonotus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Colostethus pratti no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Colostethus ramirezi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Colostethus ruthveni no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Colostethus thorntoni no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Colostethus ucumari no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Colostethus yaguara no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video

Genus Dendrobates (53 species)
Dendrobates abditus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Dendrobates altobueyensis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Dendrobates amazonicus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Dendrobates arboreus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates auratus English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates benedictus English account no non-English accountphotos sound/video
Dendrobates biolat English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates bombetes no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates captivus English account no non-English accountphotos sound/video
Dendrobates castaneoticus English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates claudiae no English account no non-English accountphotos sound/video
Dendrobates cyanovittata no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Dendrobates daleswansoni English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Dendrobates defleri English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Dendrobates dorisswansonae English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates duellmani no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates fantasticus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates flavovittatus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates fulguritus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates galactonotus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates granuliferus English account no non-English accountphotos sound/video
Dendrobates histrionicus English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates igneus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Dendrobates imitator English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates intermedius no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Dendrobates lamasi English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates lehmanni English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates leucomelas English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates minutus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates mysteriosus English account no non-English accountphotos sound/video
Dendrobates nubeculosus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Dendrobates occultator no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Dendrobates opisthomelas no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates pumilio English account no non-English accountphotos sound/video
Dendrobates quinquevittatus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates reticulatus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates rubrocephalus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Dendrobates sirensis no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates speciosus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Dendrobates steyermarki no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates summersi English account no non-English accountphotos sound/video
Dendrobates sylvaticus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates tinctorius English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates tolimensis English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates truncatus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates uakarii no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates vanzolinii English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates variabilis no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates ventrimaculatus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates vicentei no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates viridis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Dendrobates virolinensis English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Dendrobates yavaricola no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video

Genus Epipedobates (7 species)
Epipedobates anthonyi English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Epipedobates boulengeri no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Epipedobates darwinwallacei no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Epipedobates espinosai no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Epipedobates machalilla no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Epipedobates narinensis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Epipedobates tricolor no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video

Genus Hyloxalus (59 species)
Hyloxalus abditaurantius no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus aeruginosus English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus anthracinus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus awa no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus azureiventris no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus betancuri no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus bocagei no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus borjai no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus breviquartus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus cevallosi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus chlorocraspedus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus chocoensis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus craspedoceps English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus delatorreae no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus edwardsi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus elachyhistus English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus eleutherodactylus English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus exasperatus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus excisus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus fallax no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus fascianigrus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus fuliginosus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus idiomelus English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus infraguttatus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus insulatus English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus italoi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus lehmanni no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus leucophaeus English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus littoralis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus maculosus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus maquipucuna no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus marmoreoventris no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus mittermeieri no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus mystax no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus nexipus English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus parcus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus patitae no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus peculiaris no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus peruvianus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus pinguis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus pulchellus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus pulcherrimus English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus pumilus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus ramosi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus ruizi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus saltuarius no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus sauli no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus shuar no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus sordidatus English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus spilotogaster English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus subpunctatus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus sylvaticus English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus toachi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus utcubambensis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus vergeli no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus vertebralis no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyloxalus whymperi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyloxalus yasuni no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video

Genus Mannophryne (19 species)
Mannophryne caquetio no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Mannophryne collaris no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Mannophryne cordilleriana no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Mannophryne herminae no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Mannophryne lamarcai no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Mannophryne larandina no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Mannophryne leonardoi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Mannophryne neblina no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Mannophryne oblitterata no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Mannophryne olmonae no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Mannophryne orellana no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Mannophryne riveroi no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Mannophryne speeri no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Mannophryne trinitatis no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Mannophryne trujillensis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Mannophryne urticans no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Mannophryne venezuelensis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Mannophryne vulcano no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Mannophryne yustizi no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video

Genus Phyllobates (5 species)
Phyllobates aurotaenia English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Phyllobates bicolor English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Phyllobates lugubris English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Phyllobates terribilis English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Phyllobates vittatus English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video

Genus Rheobates (2 species)
Rheobates palmatus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Rheobates pseudopalmatus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video

Genus Silverstoneia (3 species)
Silverstoneia erasmios no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Silverstoneia flotator no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Silverstoneia nubicola no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video


Citation: AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2011. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: 2011).

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