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​Blue Poison Dart Frog

​Blue Poison Dart Frog

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Scientific Name: Dendrobates tinctorius azures

Physical Description: A subspecies of the Dyeing Poison Dart Frog, the Blue Poison Dart Frog is characterized by a bright blue back and head, and a darker blue underside and limbs. Dark blue and black spots speckle the frog’s body. These bright colors serve as aposematic coloration, or a warning sign to predators that should they be consumed, they are toxic. The Blue Poison Dart Frog weighs about 8.5 grams on average and grows 1 – 1.5 inches in length10.

Blue Poison Dart Frogs have adhesive or “sticky” pads on their toes which aid in climbing, with males having larger pads, called nuptial pads, also present to help hold onto a mate during reproduction.

Habitat: They live in forests and inland wetlands9. Wetlands are considered one of the most imperiled habitats, and the range of suitable habitat for this species is declining due to human encroachment.

Range: Northern Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname

Diet: As insectivores, the Blue Poison Dart Frog eats a wide variety of insects such as ants, beetles, and flies.

Life Span: They live 4-6 years in the wild and up to 12 in human care.

Social Structure: Blue Poison Dart Frogs breed during the Southern Hemisphere summer months of February and March10 where males produce a unique call to attract a mate with large egg masses then fertilized.

Status: Least Concern
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Other: Their toxicity comes from their diet10, with the alkaloids ingested then secreted through their skin. In a human raised setting with an altered diet, the Blue Poison Dart Frog loses its toxicity!


[1] https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55204/11265402
[2] https://cosleyzoo.org/blue-poison-dart-frog/

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