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The Dyeing Poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) are native to the Northeastern region of South America. Their name Dyeing Poison dart frog is from the derivative of their scientific name “tinctorius” meaning “used in dyeing”. This relates back to the legends of indigenous tribes in the local area that were said to use the toxins from the wild frogs to Dye the feathers of Green Parrots into different colours for decorative purposes.

Like all Dart frogs, the toxins that they have in the wild are accumulated from their diet so captive bred individuals do not contain the same toxins and are therefore harmless. They are still however a hands off pet that is not for touching but this is more due to the delicate nature of these frogs rather than any toxins.

Poison dart frogs make superb occupants for live planted “Naturalistic” and “bioactive” enclosures as you can create a little slice of rainforest for these to hop around in and due to their small size they wont destroy the environment crashing around all over it like some larger amphibian species would.

Keeping dart frogs can be thought of as being like keeping tropical fish, it takes a considerable amount of time and resources to craft the ideal living environment for them but once the environment is in place they are one of the easiest and lowest maintenance reptiles or amphibians possible to keep. With all the automated systems such as automatic misting systems and the automated lighting such as the arcadia LumenIZE range they can be simple in terms of ongoing maintenance.

Dyeing poison dart frogs come in a wide variety of different variations in terms of colour and pattern, these are “localities” and relate to how individual populations of Dyeing poison dart frog are slightly different in appearance from one another naturally in the wild. Examples may be as simple as “Brazil” or “French Guyana” of may be more specific such as “Oyapok” or “Tumacumaque”, each of these will look slightly different. There is some argument out there as well regarding whether the Blue dart frog (generally referred to as Dendrobates azures) is actually just another form of Dyeing Poison Dart Frog that is just all blue in colouration.

Dyeing Poison dart frogs are one of the easiest species of dart frog to keep and are large and bold meaning they are perfect for someone that is a novice amphibian keeper.