Dart frogs
Yellow-banded poison dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas) [Gulbandad pilgiftsgroda sv]
Three of these little spectacular critters live in the same terrarium as the gecko babies, sun beetles and tree frogs. At first sight they may all look the same, but the black and yellow pattern is actually very different. Since we can tell them apart, they have been named and henceforth constitute the core of the Bates family. Not long after we got them, Dendro starting singing (?) and since then we have had some baby success. Because the difference in color pattern of the parents, we can tell which of the females is the mother. See more details on this page.
Miss Leuco
Miss Melas
Mr Dendro showing off his climbing "skills"
Blue poison frog (Dendrobates tintorius 'azureus')[Färgaregroda azureus sv.]
Acquired in later part of 2023 and early 2024 are some azureus, the blue version of the dyeing poison dart frog. Plan is to see if we can breed also this beauty.
Citronella poison frog (Dendrobates tintorius 'citronella')[Färgaregroda citronella sv.]
Although looking very different from the azureus the citronella is still classified as the same species, Dendrobates tinctorius. I have three of them.
Golfodulcean poison frog (Phyllobates vittatus)[vittatus]
In early 2024, I expanded my dart frog collection to include also the Phyllobates genus. These vittatus were very shy initially but are now coming around slowly. I already collected a few batches of eggs and provide details on another page. At first I could not see any, but only hear the male. Now I regularly see three of the five.
