Understory Enterprises

"The frogs arrived in excellent condition!!!! They are gorgeous. Thank you for all your efforts. What a packing job, is that a custom made Styrofoam case?"

-- S. Korte

Welcome to Understory Enterprises

Captive Bred Amphibians - Dried and Framed Insect Specimens - Feeder Insects

At Understory we specialize in the captive reproduction of tropical amphibians. Working with one of the largest collections of captive amphibians in the world we proudly offer captive bred offspring to clientele worldwide. Also available are a variety of feeder insects and supplies necessary for the proper maintenance of your frogs and vivaria.

In addition to frogs, we now offer a variety of curious dried beetles and beautiful butterflies legally collected and exported from Peru, as both papered specimens and as mounted/framed items.

Our goal remains conservation of the very neotropical forests these animals call home and proceeds generated help directly support rainforest conservation efforts in Peru managed by our sister corporation, Understory Explorer S.A.C.

Located near Chatham, Ontario, Canada. What started out as a childhood fascination with the rainforest, tropical fauna, and reptiles and amphibians in general soon became more focused on tropical frogs, in particular, dart frogs.

We are pleased to offer a line of custom made acrylic vivariums. These vivariums are manufactured with the needs of your animals in mind. Tired of top opening units? Our vivariums are front opening for ease of maintenance and feeding.

Remarkably these often delicate looking creatures fare very well in captivity provided that a few necessary requirements are met. Keeping poison frogs in living vivaria has started to increase in popularity in Canada.

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November 27th 2007

We apologize for the lengthy delay since last updating the site. We have been hard at work on many projects. Throughout the coming weeks watch for more updates with many new species and localities of Dart Frogs to be introduced, as well as some new treefrogs.

Also please browse our selection framed Butterflies and Beetles which we will be slowly but continuously adding to. These framed specimens along with the papered specimens provide a captivating insight into the beautiful and bizarre realm of Amazonian Invertebrate diversity. We will strive to keep the site updated, but as always don't hesitate to email with any inquiries, we will be happy to answer any questions as best as we can in a timely manner.

What's Hot

Tinctorius! A large selection of D. tinctorius just in. Available immediately!
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Insect Invasion. From the rainforests of South America, we now have a large selection of beautiful, professionally prepared/framed and dried specimens.
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Now Available

Dendrobates Azureus

Epipedobates tricolor "Salvias"

Mantella expectata

Hyla marmorata

>> And much, much more

New Peru Frogs

Dendrobates imitator "Tarapoto"

News

New Endeavours

More diverse than Amazonian amphibian diversity is its arthropod diversity. We can now offer some of these spectacular insects and butterflies as framed and mounted specimens, all legally collected and exported from Peru, and professionally prepared. These are sure to appeal to a broad range of interest and make great gifts for any nature enthusiast.