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 Dart frogs species 

Poison dart frogs all belong to the Dendrobatidae family This group of frogs displays some of the most beautiful colors and markings of almost any animal on this planet. the color variations of these frogs can be black, blue, copper, green, gold, red and yellow. The color of the individual frog is determined by their individual habitats.

 

Poison dart frogs display aposematic coloration. In layman's terms, this means hey have "warning coloration". Unlike most animals in the world whom are colored to blend in directly with their habitat (camouflage), these frogs do the opposite and are brightly colored to tell and warn potential predators that they will either be foul tasting or contain toxins. Their beautiful markings also serve a purpose and are intentionally ostentatious to help ward off predators.

 

Taxonomic changes is ongoing with many species and the poison dart frog is no exception. The family Dendrobatidae was revised taxonomically several times over the past 10 years.

ADELPHOBATES

 

  • Adelphobates castaneoticus

  • Adelphobates galactonotus

  • Adelphobates quinquevittatus

 

 

Adelphobates castaneoticus

ALLOBATES :

 

  • Allobates alessandroi

  • Allobates algorei

  • Allobates amissibilis

  • Allobates bromelicola

  • Allobates brunneus

  • Allobates caeruleodactylus

  • Allobates caribe

  • Allobates cepedai

  • Allobates chalcopis

  • Allobates conspicuus

  • Allobates crombiei

  • Allobates femoralis

  • Allobates flaviventris

  • Allobates fratisenescus

  • Allobates fuscellus

  • Allobates gasconi

  • Allobates goianus

  • Allobates granti

  • Allobates grillisimilis

  • Allobates hodli

  • Allobates humilis

  • Allobates ignotus

  • Allobates insperatus

  • Allobates juanii

  • Allobates kingsburyi

  • Allobates mandelorum

  • Allobates marchesianus

  • Allobates masniger

  • Allobates mcdiarmidi

  • Allobates melanolaemus

  • Allobates myersi

  • Allobates nidicola

  • Allobates niputidea

  • Allobates olfersioides

  • Allobates ornatus

  • Allobates paleovarzensis

  • Allobates picachos

  • Allobates pittieri

  • Allobates ranoides

  • Allobates sanmartini

  • Allobates subfolionidificans

  • Allobates sumtuosus

  • Allobates talamancae

  • Allobates trilineatus

  • Allobates undulatus

  • Allobates vanzolinius

  • Allobates wayuu

  • Allobates zaparo

Allobates femoralis

AMEEREGA :

 

  • Ameerega altamazonica

  • Ameerega andina

  • Ameerega bassleri

  • Ameerega berohoka

  • Ameerega bilinguis

  • Ameerega boliviana

  • Ameerega braccata

  • Ameerega cainarachi

  • Ameerega erythromos

  • Ameerega flavopicta

  • Ameerega hahneli

  • Ameerega ignipedis

  • Ameerega ingeri

  • Ameerega labialis

  • Ameerega macero

  • Ameerega maculata

  • Ameerega parvula

  • Ameerega pepperi

  • Ameerega peruviridis

  • Ameerega petersi

  • Ameerega picta

  • Ameerega planipaleae

  • Ameerega pongoensis

  • Ameerega pulchripecta

  • Ameerega rubriventris

  • Ameerega silverstonei

  • Ameerega simulans

  • Ameerega smaragdina

  • Ameerega trivittata

  • Ameerega yoshina

  • Ameerega yungicola

Ameerega trivittata

ANDINOBATES 

 

  • Andinobates abditus

  • Andinobates altobueyensis

  • Andinobates bombetes

  • Andinobates cassidyhornae

  • Andinobates claudiae

  • Andinobates daleswansoni

  • Andinobates dorisswansonae

  • Andinobates fulguritus

  • Andinobates geminisae

  • Andinobates minutus

  • Andinobates opisthomelas

  • Andinobates tolimensis

  • Andinobates viridis

  • Andinobates virolinensis

Andinobates bombetes

ANOMALOGLOSSUS :

 

  • Anomaloglossus astralogaster

  • Anomaloglossus atopoglossus

  • Anomaloglossus ayarzaguenai

  • Anomaloglossus baeobatrachus

  • Anomaloglossus beebei

  • Anomaloglossus breweri

  • Anomaloglossus confusus

  • Anomaloglossus degranvillei

  • Anomaloglossus guanayensis

  • Anomaloglossus isthminus

  • Anomaloglossus kaiei

  • Anomaloglossus lacrimosus

  • Anomaloglossus leopardus

  • Anomaloglossus moffetti

  • Anomaloglossus murisipanensis

  • Anomaloglossus parimae

  • Anomaloglossus parkerae

  • Anomaloglossus praderioi

  • Anomaloglossus roraima

  • Anomaloglossus rufulus

  • Anomaloglossus shrevei

  • Anomaloglossus stepheni

  • Anomaloglossus surinamensis

  • Anomaloglossus tamacuarensis

  • Anomaloglossus tepuyensis

  • Anomaloglossus triunfo

  • Anomaloglossus verbeeksnyderorum

  • Anomaloglossus wothuja

Anomaloglossus stepheni

AROMOBATES :

 

  • Aromobates alboguttatus

  • Aromobates cannatellai

  • Aromobates capurinensis

  • Aromobates duranti

  • Aromobates ericksonae

  • Aromobates haydeeae

  • Aromobates inflexus

  • Aromobates leopardalis

  • Aromobates mayorgai

  • Aromobates meridensis

  • Aromobates molinarii

  • Aromobates nocturnus

  • Aromobates ornatissimus

  • Aromobates orostoma

  • Aromobates saltuensis

  • Aromobates serranus

  • Aromobates tokuko

  • Aromobates walterarpi

  • Aromobates zippeli

Aromobates ornatissimus

COLOSTETHUS

 

  • Colostethus agilis

  • Colostethus alacris

  • Colostethus argyrogaster

  • Colostethus brachistriatus

  • Colostethus dunni

  • Colostethus dysprosium

  • Colostethus fraterdanieli

  • Colostethus fugax

  • Colostethus furviventris

  • Colostethus imbricolus

  • Colostethus inguinalis

  • Colostethus jacobuspetersi

  • Colostethus latinasus

  • Colostethus lynchi

  • Colostethus mertensi

  • Colostethus panamansis

  • Colostethus poecilonotus

  • Colostethus pratti

  • Colostethus ramirezi

  • Colostethus ruthveni

  • Colostethus thorntoni

  • Colostethus ucumari

  • Colostethus yaguara

Colostethus fraterdanieli

DENDROBATES :

 

  • Dendrobates auratus

  • Dendrobates leucomelas

  • Dendrobates nubeculosus

  • Dendrobates tinctorius

  • Dendrobates truncatus

Dendrobates leucomelas

MANNOPHRYNE

 

 

  • Mannophryne caquetio

  • Mannophryne collaris

  • Mannophryne cordilleriana

  • Mannophryne herminae

  • Mannophryne lamarcai

  • Mannophryne larandina

  • Mannophryne leonardoi

  • Mannophryne neblina

  • Mannophryne oblitterata

  • Mannophryne olmonae

  • Mannophryne orellana

  • Mannophryne riveroi

  • Mannophryne speeri

  • Mannophryne trinitatis

  • Mannophryne trujillensis

  • Mannophryne urticans

  • Mannophryne venezuelensis

  • Mannophryne vulcano

  • Mannophryne yustizi

EPIPEDOBATES :

 

  • Epipedobates anthonyi

  • Epipedobates boulengeri

  • Epipedobates darwinwallacei

  • Epipedobates espinosai

  • Epipedobates machalilla

  • Epipedobates narinensis

  • Epipedobates tricolor

Epipedobates tricolor

EXCIDOBATES :

 

  • Excidobates captivus

  • Excidobates condor

  • Excidobates mysteriosus

Excidobates mysteriosus

HYLOXALUS :

 

  • Hyloxalus abditaurantius

  • Hyloxalus aeruginosus

  • Hyloxalus anthracinus

  • Hyloxalus awa

  • Hyloxalus azureiventris

  • Hyloxalus betancuri

  • Hyloxalus bocagei

  • Hyloxalus borjai

  • Hyloxalus breviquartus

  • Hyloxalus cevallosi

  • Hyloxalus chlorocraspedus

  • Hyloxalus chocoensis

  • Hyloxalus craspedoceps

  • Hyloxalus delatorreae

  • Hyloxalus edwardsi

  • Hyloxalus elachyhistus

  • Hyloxalus eleutherodactylus

  • Hyloxalus exasperatus

  • Hyloxalus excisus

  • Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus

  • Hyloxalus fallax

  • Hyloxalus fascianigrus

  • Hyloxalus fuliginosus

  • Hyloxalus idiomelus

  • Hyloxalus infraguttatus

  • Hyloxalus insulatus

  • Hyloxalus italoi

  • Hyloxalus lehmanni

  • Hyloxalus leucophaeus

  • Hyloxalus littoralis

  • Hyloxalus maculosus

  • Hyloxalus maquipucuna

  • Hyloxalus marmoreoventris

  • Hyloxalus mittermeieri

  • Hyloxalus mystax

  • Hyloxalus nexipus

  • Hyloxalus parcus

  • Hyloxalus patitae

  • Hyloxalus peculiaris

  • Hyloxalus peruvianus

  • Hyloxalus pinguis

  • Hyloxalus pulchellus

  • Hyloxalus pulcherrimus

  • Hyloxalus pumilus

  • Hyloxalus ramosi

  • Hyloxalus ruizi

  • Hyloxalus saltuarius

  • Hyloxalus sauli

  • Hyloxalus shuar

  • Hyloxalus sordidatus

  • Hyloxalus spilotogaster

  • Hyloxalus subpunctatus

  • Hyloxalus sylvaticus

  • Hyloxalus toachi

  • Hyloxalus utcubambensis

  • Hyloxalus vergeli

  • Hyloxalus vertebralis

  • Hyloxalus whymperi

  • Hyloxalus yasuni

Hyloxalus subpunctatus

Mannophryne trinitatis

MINYOBATES :

 

  • Minyobates steyermarki

Minyobates steyermarki

OOPHAGA :

 

  • Oophaga arborea

  • Oophaga granulifera

  • Oophaga histrionica

  • Oophaga lehmanni

  • Oophaga occultator

  • Oophaga pumilio

  • Oophaga speciosa

  • Oophaga sylvatica

  • Oophaga vicentei

Oophaga pumilio

PHYLLOBATES :

 

  • Phyllobates aurotaenia

  • Phyllobates bicolor

  • Phyllobates lugubris

  • Phyllobates terribilis

  • Phyllobates vittatus

Phyllobates terribilis

RANITOMEYA :

 

  • Ranitomeya amazonica

  • Ranitomeya benedicta

  • Ranitomeya cyanovittata

  • Ranitomeya defleri

  • Ranitomeya fantastica

  • Ranitomeya flavovittata

  • Ranitomeya imitator

  • Ranitomeya reticulata

  • Ranitomeya sirensis

  • Ranitomeya summersi

  • Ranitomeya toraro

  • Ranitomeya uakarii

  • Ranitomeya vanzolinii

  • Ranitomeya variabilis

  • Ranitomeya ventrimaculata

  • Ranitomeya yavaricola

Ranitomeya ventrimaculata

RHEOBATES :

 

  • Rheobates palmatus

  • Rheobates pseudopalmatus

Rheobates palmatus

SILVERSTONEIA:

 

  • Silverstoneia dalyi

  • Silverstoneia erasmios

  • Silverstoneia flotator

  • Silverstoneia gutturalis

  • Silverstoneia minima

  • Silverstoneia minutissima

  • Silverstoneia nubicola

Silverstoneia flotator

Video : 

Poison Dart Frogs List

 

Superfamily Dendrobatoidea: 

Cope, 1865

 

Courtesy to :  thefroglady.wordpress.com/2014/10/06/5-morphs-of-leucs-with-pictures-and-why-everyone-should-own-at-least-1/

 

There are roughly 300 species of poison frogs in the superfamily Dendrobatoidea (Dendrobatidae + Aromobatidae), and the rate at which new species are being discovered shows no signs of slowing down. Grant et al. (2006) published a major revision to the taxonomy of poison frogs. While we accepted many of the changes he made (especially in the family Aromobatidae), we also had (initially) many concerns regarding the revision of the family Dendrobatidae, particularly of the subfamily Dendrobatinae. Our primary concern was that the phylogenetic methods used in Grant et al. (2006) are somewhat controversial, and were therefore concerned that future phylogenetic studies might yield different results. However, we have addressed this topic in recent studies, and found that the topology presented by Grant et al. (2006) is robust to various methodological differences. Therefore, the monophyletic clades identified by Grant et al.’s study are stable, and thus the phylogeny upon which the taxonomy rests is now largely uncontroversial.

 

The current controversy regarding poison frog names is mainly subjective. Should poison frogs be retained as one large family, or split into two? Should Dendrobates be considered a single genus containing 37 species or split into 7 genera containing anywhere between 1–16 species? Higher-level taxa like genus and family have no accepted underlying “concepts” (unlike species): the only real requirement is that they be monophyletic. In general, taxonomic “splitting” increases precision of names and can facilitate communication. For example, it is easier to say Oophaga than “obligate egg feeders within the genus Dendrobates”. However, splitting also has the drawback of causing taxonomic instability. For example, someone reading an older paper or performing a literature search may fail to realize that Dendrobates arboreus and Oophaga arborea are the same organism. Thus, the answer to the questions posed above is largely a matter of taste, and of utility. If a newly proposed taxonomy is scientifically sound, and it is useful, then it should be accepted by the scientific community. We have found the current taxonomy to be useful, and thus have adopted it throughout this website and our publications.

 

Below is an outline of the taxonomy proposed by Grant et al. 2006. Major changes include (1) the family Dendrobatidae has been split into two families: Aromobatidae and Dendrobatidae, (2) the former Colostethus has been restricted to only 19 species, and the genera Allobates and Hyloxalus contain nearly half of all dendrobatoids, (3) the genus Ameerega refers to essentially the old Epipedobates minus the tricolor group, (4) Dendrobates has been restricted to only 5 species (primarily the large non-egg feeders), (5) Oophagarefers to the histrionica group (obligate egg feeders), and (6) Ranitomeya refers to the tiny Amazonian “thumbnail” species.

 

More recent updates include the recognition of Excidobates (Twomey & Brown 2008) and Andinobates (Brown & Twomey et al. 2011).

 

Clicking on genus names will bring up a short description of that genus, a list of species included in the genus, and links to field accounts and original publications (if available). For now, we are only focusing on frogs of the family Dendrobatidae. More information on Aromobatidae can be found on the Amphibian Species of the World website.

Families contained within Dendrobatoidea:

 

Dendrobatidae :

 

  • Colostethinae

    • Ameerega

    • Colostethus

    • Epipedobates

    • Silverstoneia

  • Dendrobatinae

    • Adelphobates

    • Andinobates

    • Dendrobates

    • Excidobates

    • Minyobates

    • Oophaga

    • Phyllobates

    • Ranitomeya

  • Hyloxalinae

    • Hyloxalus

Aromobatidae :

  • Allobatinae

    • Allobates

  • Anomaloglossinae

    • Anomaloglossus

    • Rheobates

  • Aromobatinae

    • Aromobates

    • Mannophryne

Dart Frogs species :

 

there are two groups of dart frogs :

 

- South America Dart Frogs .

 

- Madagascar Dart frogs .

South America Dart Frogs  

 South America Dart Frogs -  Species 

 

Dendrobatidae :

Aromobatidae :

Madagascar Dart frogs

 Mantella 

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