Blue poison dart frog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the blue poison dart frog lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dendrobates azureus
Group	Frogs & toads
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Dendrobatidae

Where does the blue poison dart frog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the blue poison dart frog in 2 countries and territories across South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the blue poison dart frog?

The blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates azureus) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Dendrobatidae, genus Dendrobates. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the blue poison dart frog

The blue poison dart frog or blue poison arrow frog (Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus") is a poison dart frog found in the "forest islands" surrounded by the Sipaliwini Savanna in southern Suriname. Its indigenous Tiriyo name is okopipi. The name "azureus" comes from its azure blue color. While first described as a valid species and usually recognized as such in the past, recent authorities generally treat it as a morph of D. tinctorius, although a few treat it as a subspecies of D. tinctorius or continue to treat it as its own species. To what extent it differs from the blue D. tinctorius in southern Guyana, adjacent Pará (Brazil) and possibly far southwestern Suriname, is also a matter of dispute, and many herpetologists, as well as many people keeping poison dart frogs in captivity, have not distinguished these, with all commonly being identified as "azureus". Members of the Dendrobatidae family, including D. tinctorius "azureus" have been used as a model organisms in the study of chytridiomycosis, a fungal disease that affects amphibians worldwide.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Blue poison dart frog (revision 1380054880), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q743123 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).