- 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 uakarii
Ranitomeya uakarii (RU-VTM)
A typical looking specimen of uakarii. This species is a denizen of lowland Amazonian forests where it occurs in sympatry in some places with R. ventrimaculata and R. flavovittata.
Ranitomeya uakarii
Ranitomeya uakari – gold-legged
Ranitomeya uakarii
Ranitomeya uakari – gold-legged
Description
This frog had long been erroneously known as Dendrobates duellmanni or Dendrobates ventrimaculaus for many years. Jason Brown et al. formally described D. uakarii in 2005, recognizing the distinction between the true “duellmani” or “ventrimaculatus” and the frog we now know as uakarii.
Uakarii is a terrestrial species whose entire distribution is unknown at this time. It occurs in local abundance in some areas, while in other populations it appears to be scarce. As in nature, in the terrarium uakarii may be somewhat reclusive. These frogs will embolden if provided with a suitable terrarium with a thick leaf litter substrate and abundant vegetative cover.