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Description:Thesedartfrogsarebrightorange-yellow,withblackbandsorstripes.Theyhaveblackspotsorblotchesontheirlimbsandontheirtoestheyhave ...

Description: These dart frogs are bright orange-yellow, with black bands or stripes. They have black spots or blotches on their limbs and on their toes they have glandular, adhesive pads that help them to climb and cling. Their bright coloration, aposematic coloration, serves as a warning to would be predators that they are toxic and would not make a good meal.

Size: Adults reach lengths of 1.2 – 2.0 inches (3.1 – 5 cm) from snout to vent, making them one of the larger species of Dendrobates.

Behavior: Unique to these frogs is that they are the only known poison frog to become dormant or inactive during the dry season. They are diurnal, solitary (except when breeding), live mainly on the ground and the males are very territorial. Males will aggressively defend their calling/breeding territory by displaying behaviors such as loud calling, belly- to-belly grasping and chasing.

Diet: Their diet consists of ants, beetles, crickets, spiders, termites and other small ...