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Dendrobates tinctorius
The blue poison dart frog is a vivid small frog of Neotropical forest and freshwater habitats. It is treated here as a solitary nocturnal carnivore.
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It uses humid tropical forest floors and streamside areas. Leaf litter, rocks, roots, and small water sites provide shelter and breeding space.
Body length is about 3-5 cm and weight about 3-8 g. Bold blue and dark patterning acts as warning coloration to predators.
It is solitary and treated as nocturnal in the data. It moves near the ground and frequently uses moist shelters.
It is carnivorous, eating tiny ants, mites, and insects. In the wild, skin toxins are linked to compounds obtained through diet.
Eggs are laid in damp places, and adults may move tadpoles to small water sites. Tadpoles develop in water before metamorphosis.
Its conservation status is LC. Its color is famous, but observation should avoid touching the frog or disturbing its habitat.
