Singapore 2019 #08: Dyeing poison dart frog

Thursday, 30 December 2021
Dyeing poison dart frog, azure form (Dendrobates tinctorius) and Yellow-banded poison dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)

The Dyeing poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) is a single species with many forms, or a single species with many subspecies, or a collection of many different species — depending on whom you ask. According to Wikipedia, the species is distributed throughout the eastern portion of the Guiana Shield and Venezuela, including parts of Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, and nearly all of French Guiana.

The Yellow-banded poison dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas) is found in Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil and Colombia.

The Marañón poison frog (Excidobates mysteriosus) hails from Peru.

These specific animals are housed at the S.E.A. Aquarium at Sentosa.

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