The Bumblebee Poison Dart Frog, also known as Leucs (pronounced Lukes) and sometimes called the Yellow Banded Poison Dart Frog, is a striking chunky dart frog who is active, confident and bold, and does well in groups making it an ideal starter frog. Dendrobates leucomelas – Bumblebee Poison Dart Frog Dendrobates leucomelas Latin Name There are many localities available from green, yellow, gold, and bright blue. Somewhat confusingly, the Green and Black Poison Dart frog isn’t always green and black. In the wild they’re often found near moving water, so providing a small stream, fountain or moving water in some form with a pump will help them thrive.
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These can be a bit more shy than the larger frogs already mentioned, so a well planted vivarium will help give them confidence. Your enclosure does not need a lot of height, but due to their size if you’re keeping a group together, you may want to go for one of the larger lengths of Exo Terra, such as a 60x45cm or even bigger! Dendrobates auratus – Green and Black Poison Dart Frog Dendrobates auratus Latin Nameĭendrobates auratus is a small, calm strikingly coloured dart frog that does well in groups. They are primarily a ground dwelling frog and due to being one of the larger Poison Dart Frogs, need sturdy logs and sturdy plants such as pothos that won’t get trampled. It is the females who will fight each other for a mate. In a flipside to most reptiles, it’s best to keep one mature female to an enclosure but you can have multiple males. However, it’s best not to mix localities and morphs but stick to one group of same locality frogs per enclosure, as the adults can be aggressive and territorial even to their own species if different morphs. They are hardy and ideal for beginners and are available in a wide array of unique colours and patterns. They reach between 1.25″ and 2.5″ in size, depending on locality and can live up to 20 years. The Dying Poison Dart Frog, often known within the hobby as tincs, are large and colourful frogs from South America. Dendrobates tinctorius – Dyeing Poison Dart Frog Dendrobates tinctorius Latin Name After covering species I’ll cover setting up your enclosure, heating and lighting for dart frogs and feeding. Here are three of the species that you may be considering keeping, although it’s worth noting that every species will have different colour and locality forms as well. Because of this the Poison in the name is often dropped in the pet trade, and you may see them simply referred to as Dart Frogs. Although toxic in the wild, captive bred Poison Dart Frogs are completely non toxic – their toxins come from their environment. There are a lot of Poison Dart Frogs that are readily available captive bred in the pet trade.
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