Etymology:

The epithet "benedicta" is derived from the Latin benedictus (= blessed) and refers to the range of the species, the Pampas del Sacramento (≈ Hallowed hills). The name was also chosen because the species is difficult to find and the authors felt personally "blessed" by finding them (B ROWN ET.AL.2008)

Classification:
Amphibia-> Anura-> Dendrobatoidea-> Dendrobatidae-> Dendrobatinae-> Ranitomeya -> Ranitomeya benedicta B ROWN , T WOMEY , P EPPER & R ODRIGUEZ , 2008 

Group:

Fantastica clade

Note on the scheme:

Until the description as a separate species, the species was regarded as the morph of R. fantastica . However, R. benedicta can be clearly differentiated from this species by morphological measurements (tibia length), molecular genetic characteristics and call parameters (shorter notes and louder calls) (Brown et al., 2008).

Threat status :

There is no official IUCN threat status yet (IUCN 2008). B ROWN ET AL . (2008) propose the status Vulnerable (IUVN, 2001) according to IUCN criteria, since the species is only known from a small 

distribution area of ​​probably less than 20,000 km 2 , occurs only in relatively undisturbed habitats and there as well has only a patchy distribution. The biggest threats may be the progressive loss of habitat through clearing and, due to the brilliant coloration, increased demand from the animal trade.

size

Medium sized poison dart frog type with a max KRLof 20.2 mm (B ROWN ET AL .