Dyeing dart frog

Dyer frog ( nominate )

The dyer Frog ( Dendrobates tinctorius ) is a species of the genus poison dart ( Dendrobates ) and belongs to the family of the poison dart frog ( Dendrobatidae ) to.

Appearance

There are many different forms ( morphs, variants) of Dendrobates tinctorius, which differ in size and color drawings. The male is up to 5 cm in size, the female even up to 6 cm.

The nominate has blue legs, marked with black dots. Back and top of the head have a black base color with yellow stripes. The belly is light blue and has black dots on. The blue form without yellow components was formerly regarded as a separate species Dendrobates azureus. Recent studies have shown, however, that the animals are just another color variant of Dendrobates tinctorius.

Yellow Black dyer Frog

With a large proportion of Black

Dyer Frog ( Dendrobates tinctorius " New River " )

Occurrence

His home is the tropical rain forests in the lowlands of Guyana, French Guiana and Suriname, as well as in northern Brazil. The dyer frog comes mostly before on the floor of the tropical rainforest. He lived there the layer of leaves where he likes to hide under leaves and small caves and crevices and feed on small insects.

Reproduction

After oviposition, which is usually in caves, five to ten eggs are fertilized by the male and worn after hatching the tadpoles, which takes place after 12 to 16 days as a rule, by the male in small bodies of water ( puddles, leaf axils, etc.). The development of the larvae to the adult frog is complete after 60 to 80 days.

Poison

The dyer frog secretes poison glands on the skin, which protects against fungus and bacteria. It also protects the poison predators that are deterred even by the bright colors of the frog. He is counted among the poison dart frogs due to this property, however, is the dyer Frog, compared to the "real" poison dart frogs such as Phyllobates bilis, only slightly toxic.

Terrarium

The dyer frog is among many other representatives of the poison dart frogs a popular terrarium. It is easy to reproduce in his attitude and unassuming than other poison dart frogs. In general, the dyer frog is kept in special, commercially available Dendrobatenterrarien, which is planted with small remaining native to rainforests of bromeliads, ferns, mosses and vines on ground with appropriate drainage. These so-called rain forest terrariums usually have to be heated to achieve the necessary for a welfare temperatures. The illumination is provided by daylight fluorescent or metal halide lamps. In order to achieve the necessary humidity for plants and animals and to stimulate the mating behavior of the frogs is a regular sprinkling of the terrarium, automated or manual, is essential. Sometimes come for increasing humidity and ultrasonic nebulizer used. The fertilized eggs of the animals were either taken from the terrarium and artificially brought to maturation or leave the parental animals for natural breeding in the terrarium.