Dendrobates tinctorius “azureus”

(Hoogmoed, 1969)

Vernacular names
English : Blue dyeing poison-frog
French : Dendrobate bleue

Classification
Class : Amphibia
Order : Anura
Family : Dendrobatidae
Notes : No subspecies known. This used to be a separate species and now considered a color morph of D. tinctorius.

Identification
Adults can reach a length of 6 cm. Females larger than male, skin is very smooth. Coloration variable. This particular form is entirely bright dark blue with black spotting on back and flanks, spots being larger on upper back.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in South America, from south-eastern Guyana, French Guyana and Suriname to north-east Brazil. This variety only occurs in Suriname. Lives in rainforests and forests at edges of hills, gallery forests, up to 600 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN as D. tinctorius
CITES : Appendix II
Status : The species remains at least locally common within its range. Heavily trapped for international trade. This local variety is very rare and endangered.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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