The new frog, like most poison dart frogs, is tiny ... More information: Esteban Diego Koch et al, A remarkable new blue Ranitomeya species (Anura: Dendrobatidae) with copper metallic legs ...

with males changing to a deeper blue during mating season. You wouldn’t want to run into a poison dart frog (Dendrobatidae) in the wild, so it is a good thing you can see them at the zoo!

Poison dart frogs are hard to miss ... The second, released May 14 in the journal PLOS One, introduces the light blue striped Ranitomeya aetherea. Despite how frequently novel amphibian species ...

Blue can also serve as a warning to predators, indicating toxic compounds on their skin, as is the case with poison dart frogs – a visual defense system known as aposematism. “[The magnificent ...

Throughout South America, frogs of the Ranitomeya genus typically occupy very particular habitats. It has been over a decade since a new species within this genus was discovered, making this a ...

2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 Considered one of Earth's most toxic species, poison dart frogs come in a wide range of bright colors—including yellow, orange, red, green and blue. According to the ...

Resplendent with its blue stripes and golden legs, this newly described poison dart frog may look imposing, but it is only about the size of a thumbnail, measuring just 14 to 17 millimetres from ...

One of the brightest animals in nature, the tiny blue dart frog is sapphire blue with darker blue spots and legs. With an average length of two inches, it’s a small but deadly amphibian.

Several “sky-blue” stripes run down its back ... Several more Ranitomeya aetherea, or heavenly poison dart frogs. Photos from A. T. Mônico via Koch, Mônico, Dayrell, Ferreira, Dantas ...