Ranitomeya ventrimaculata

Ranitomeya ventrimaculata “Blackwater” (RV-----)
This brilliantly coloured ventrimaculata originates from a small black water tributary of the Rio Tigre. Similar to the Iquitos red/orange, these frogs are separated by a few hundred kilometers and many different populations of ventrimaculata in between.

Ranitomeya ventrimaculata “Borja Ridge” (RV-SBPEL)
The quintessential Peruvian ventimaculata. Founding stock was collected along the Borja Ridge and isolated elevational rises between the Rios Caynarachi and Huallaga.

Ranitomeya ventrimaculata “Borja Ridge” (RV-SBPEL)
A specimen showing an uncharacteristically orange head.

Ranitomeya ventrimaculata “Iquitos Red/Orange” (RV-CIN)
From the white sand rainforests near the city of Iquitos. Dorsal striping is usually wide and varies from a light orange to a deep red.

Ranitomeya ventrimaculata “Rodyll” (RV-----)
From the Caynarachi lowlands. Most specimens possess a mid dorsal stripe which does not connect to form a dot above the nose.

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Ranitomeya ventrimaculata Information

Ranitomeya ventrimaculata, (as is currently classified) enjoys the most wide spread distribution of any Dendrobatid, spanning the entire continent of South America, it may be found from the eastern most extremities of the Andean foothills across the entire Amazon basin reaching the Guyana shield.

The appearance of ventrimaculata may vary greatly from locality to locality; the colour and the width of the dorsal and lateral striping is highly variable. Wild ventrimaculata are often highly arboreal spending their time amongst bromeliads and epiphytes in the upper strata of the forest.

Though small, these frogs have proven to be hardy captives which reproduce readily in the vivarium. For any hobbyist looking to cut their teeth with Ranitomeya species we highly recommend ventrimaculata as a first choice.