Dendrobates is a genus of poison dart frog

Poison dart frog

Poison dart frog is the common name of a group of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae which are native to Central and South America. These species are diurnal and often have brightly-colored bodies...

s native to South America

South America

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

. It once contained all poison dart frogs; until recently, frogs such as Dendrobates pumilio and Dendrobates terribilis were scientifically valid names. The genus still retains many species, however.

Taxonomy

Dendrobates

Dendrobates

Dendrobates is a genus of poison dart frogs native to South America. It once contained all poison dart frogs; until recently, frogs such as Dendrobates pumilio and Dendrobates terribilis were scientifically valid names...

once contained over 40 species, but has lost nearly all of them to the genera Oophaga

Oophaga

Oophaga is a genus of poison-dart frogs containing nine species. Many of these species were formerly in the Dendrobates genus. The frogs are distributed in Central and South America, from Nicaragua through the Colombian El Choco to northern Ecuador .-Etymology:Oophaga, Greek for "egg eater" , is...

, Ranitomeya

Ranitomeya

Ranitomeya is a genus of poison dart frogs. It contains many species formerly classified in the genera Dendrobates and Phyllobates. Ranitomeya frogs can be distinguished from those in the former genera in that they are generally smaller, have more than two colors, and seem to glitter if viewed from...

, and Phyllobates

Phyllobates

Phyllobates is a genus of poison dart frogs native to South America, from Nicaragua to Colombia. Phyllobates contains the most poisonous species of frog, the Golden Poison Frog . They are typical of the poison dart frogs, in that all species are colourful, and have varying degrees of toxicity...

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It retains the five original species:

• Dendrobates auratus
• Dendrobates azureus
  Dendrobates azureus
  Dendrobates azureus is a type of poison dart frog found in the forests surrounded by the Sipaliwini savannah, which is located in southern Suriname and northern to central Brazil. Dendrobates azureus is widely known as the Blue Poison Dart Frog or by its Tirio Indian name, Okopipi...
  
  
• Dendrobates leucomelas
• Dendrobates tinctorius
  Dendrobates tinctorius
  Dendrobates tinctorius, also known by the common name dyeing dart frog, is a species of poison dart frog. It is the third largest species, reaching lengths of...
  
  
• Dendrobates truncatus