Blue Poison Dart Frog

Blue Poison Dart Frog

Dendrobates tinctorius

Eats

Dart frogs are carnivores and like to eat things that are much smaller than they are, in captivity they eat fruit flies, pinhead crickets, springtails, and isopods. Scientists believe that the dart frog gets its poisonousness from the insects they eat in the wild; in particular, a type of very small beetle which when eaten causes the skin to become toxic.

Lives

Azureus dart frogs have a very limited range in the Sipaliwini Savanna, located in southern Suriname (South America). They are in very isolated pockets of jungle that occur along streams as they need high humidity.

Behavior

Description

The Blue Poison Dart Frog, also known as the Azureus Dart Frog or Dyeing Dart Frog, can be a variety of different blues with varying amounts of black spots over their body. The blue can range from a very dark, deep blue to a light, sky blue in some individuals. People often believed that these brightly colored frogs were used to create dye for fabrics of natives, giving them the name of Dyeing Dart Frogs.

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Least Concern
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Near Threatened
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Endangered
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Critically Endangered
Extinct in the Wild
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