Ranitomeya imitator "Baja Huallaga" (RI-RHSM)

Ranitomeya imitator "Baja Huallaga" (RI-RHSM)
An example of this frog with an atypical pattern.

Ranitomeya imitator "Chazuta" (RI-HCC)
Another Chazuta imitator.

Ranitomeya imitator "Chazuta" (RI-HCC)
Imitator from the hills surrounding the village of Chazuta exhibit an incredible degree of intrapopulation variance, it is hard to find two frogs that appear similar at this location. Our breeding stock was collected from a small private reserve owned and managed by Understory Explorer SAC.

Ranitomeya imitator "Nominal"
A typical nominal imitator which probably originated from the vicinity of the Alto Caynarachi Valley. A staple of the dart frog hobby for many years, this frog never falls out of favour with enthusiasts. **These frogs have not originated from our Peru Project, ZEF**

Ranitomeya imitator "Tarapoto" (RI-BTT)
Imitator from the western versant of the escallera often display a gold – orange reticulum. A green reticulum is occasionly displayed dorsally in these populations but these imitator almost always possess turquoise limbs. Probably once inhabited much of the Tarapoto valley, urban sprawl and agricultural ambitions have completely devoured the habitat of the frog in the valley.

Ranitomeya imitator "Varadero – orange/blue" RI-RPNV
This frog has been extremely heavily smuggled in recent years. Understory lines are of completely legal origin.

Ranitomeya imitator "Varadero – orange/blue" RI-RPNV
These are larger imitator, and are highly variable in the amount of orange and blue on the dorsum. Some animals appear to be excellent fantastica mimics while other bear a resemblance to ventrimaculata, and still many bear a pattern uniquely imitator.

Ranitomeya imitator "Varadero – orange/blue" RI-RPNV

Ranitomeya imitator "Yumbatos" RI-YUM
Though relatively uncommon in the hobby, striped populations predominate the lowlands of north eastern San martin and adjacent Loreto making these striped animals of one variant or another the most commonly occurring form in nature.

Ranitomeya imitator "Yumbatos" RI-YUM
Striped imitator were once commonly referred to as R. i. yurimaguensis, a name we consider invalid as the striped phenotype is repeatedly expressed within the imitator mimicry model.

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Of all the poison frogs we work with, imitator has to be the most charismatic and charming to observe in a vivarium. Extremely bold, and constantly active, these hardy frogs are well suited to both beginner and experienced keeper. Endemic to Peru, this frog is primarily a lowland frog distributed throughout the watershed of the lower Rio Huallaga. Montane populations exist within the Cordilleras Escallera and Azul. A splendid amount of phenotypes are represented within the species, with some populations demonstrating a staggering degree of intrapopulational variation.

These frogs thrive in captivity in small colonies and breeding is easily achieved once animals reach sexual maturity, usually in less than six months. Though they are small frogs, they will make use of all the vivarium space provided them.

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