- Origin: French Guiana, Guyana, Surinam, Brazil
- Class: Amphibians
- Order: Anures
- Family: Dendrobatidés
In the wild, dendrobates feed on venomous insects, responsible for the toxins in their skin, all of which are poisonous to varying degrees. In captivity, their meals, made up of drosophila, micro grubs, larvae and even aphids, modify their toxicity and reduce it by up to 90%.
In terms of sexual dimorphism, the male can be recognised by its smaller size, 4.5cm compared with 5.5cm for the female, and by the larger discs at the tips of its fingers. The “Dendrobates azureus” is a morphological variant of the “Dendrobates tinctorius” species.
IUCN Status : least concern (Appendix III)