Dyeing poison dart frog

Dyeing poison dart frog
D. tinctorius "yellow back"
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Dendrobates
Species:
D. tinctorius
Binomial name
Dendrobates tinctorius
(Cuvier, 1797)
Distribution of the five Dendrobates species, with D. tinctorius in purple

The dyeing poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius), also known as the cobalt poison frog, tinc (a nickname given by those in the hobby of keeping dart frogs), is a species of poison dart frog. It is among the most variably colored and largest species of poison dart frogs, typically reaching snout–vent lengths of about 50 mm (2.0 in). It is distributed in the eastern portion of the Guiana Shield, including parts of French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname , and Brazil.[1]These types of frogs usually like to stay in the ground as it is easier to catch prey.[3] They tend to also stay in bodies of water like rivers or climb trees.[4] Because of this they mostly inhabit near the Amazon Rainforest. To make they have special rituals and leave their tadpoles in freshwater.[5]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2023). "Dendrobates tinctorius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T55204A61395760. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T55204A61395760.en. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Rojas, Bibiana; Pašukonis, Andrius (2019-09-17). "From habitat use to social behavior: natural history of a voiceless poison frog, Dendrobates tinctorius". PeerJ. 7: e7648. doi:10.7717/peerj.7648. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 6753930. PMID 31576237.
  4. ^ Rojas, Bibiana (September 2015). "Mind the gap: treefalls as drivers of parental trade-offs". Ecology and Evolution. 5 (18): 4028–4036. doi:10.1002/ece3.1648. ISSN 2045-7758. PMC 4588652. PMID 26445657.
  5. ^ Rojas, Bibiana (April 2014). "Strange parental decisions: fathers of the dyeing poison frog deposit their tadpoles in pools occupied by large cannibals". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 68 (4): 551–559. doi:10.1007/s00265-013-1670-y. ISSN 0340-5443.