- Dart Frogs
- Ameerega Altamazonica
- Ameerega bassleri
- Ameerega hahneli
- Ameerega pepperi
- Ameerega trivittata
- Dendrobates auratus
- Dendrobates leucomelas
- Hyloxalus azureiventris
- Oophaga Pumilio
- Phyllobates terribilis
- Phyllobates vittatus
- Ranitomeya benedicta
- Ranitomeya fantastica
- Ranitomeya flavovittata
- Ranitomeya imitator
- Ranitomeya lamasi
- Ranitomeya reticulata
- Ranitomeya summersi
- Ranitomeya uakarii
- Ranitomeya vanzolini
- Ranitomeya variabilis
- Ranitomeya ventrimaculata
Ranitomeya imitator
Ranitomeya imitator "Chazuta" (RI-HCC)
Another Chazuta imitator.
Ranitomeya 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
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
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
Ranitomeya imitator "Varadero – orange/blue" RI-RPNV
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
Ranitomeya imitator - Yurimaguas
Ranitomeya imitator
Ranitomeya imitator - Yurimaguas
Description
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.