Related Dendrobates Species:

D. auratus

D. azureus

D. histrionicus

D. imitator

D. lehmanni

D. leucomelas

D.pumilio

D. quinquevittatus

D. tinctorius

D. truncatus

D. ventrimaculatus

Characteristics of Dendrobatids:

- brightly coloured

- 20-40 mm snout to vent length

- mostly diurnal

- some are aboreal

- poisonous

- tadpoles carried on back

- Locations include rainforest of South and Central America, Nicaragua, Amazonian Boliva, the Guianas, South East Brazil