Blue-bellied poison frog

Andinobates minutus

The blue-bellied poison frog or bluebelly poison frog is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is found in Colombia and Panama. The range of this species within Panama and Colombia goes from Panama, south to Colombia. It occurs below 1,000m, generally even lower.
Blue-bellied poison frog, Timbiquí, Colombia At 13-16mm, one of the smallest poison frogs in the world. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146498/blue-bellied_poison_frog_-_side_view_timbiqu_colombia.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146499/blue-bellied_poison_frog_-_on_leaf_timbiqu_colombia.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146500/blue-bellied_poison_frog_-_on_bark_timbiqu_colombia.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146501/blue-bellied_poison_frog_-_closeup_timbiqu_colombia.html Andinobates minutus,Blue-bellied poison frog,Cauca,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,South America,Summer,Timbiquí,World

Appearance

As the scientific name suggests, it is a small frog, only 13–16 mm in snout–vent length. The eggs are deposited in leaf-litter; the male carries the tadpoles to bromeliads, where they complete their development. It is not found in degraded habitats, but does occur in mature secondary forests.
Blue-bellied poison frog - side view, Timbiquí, Colombia At 13-16mm, one of the smallest poison frogs in the world. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146499/blue-bellied_poison_frog_-_on_leaf_timbiqu_colombia.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146500/blue-bellied_poison_frog_-_on_bark_timbiqu_colombia.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146501/blue-bellied_poison_frog_-_closeup_timbiqu_colombia.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146502/blue-bellied_poison_frog_timbiqu_colombia.html Andinobates minutus,Blue-bellied poison frog,Cauca,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,South America,Summer,Timbiquí,World

Naming

Dart-poison frogs form the most diverse group of diurnal frogs in the Neotropics, diminutive animals that possess aposematic coloration and toxic skin secretions.

Taxonomic problems among these frogs are often caused by color polymorphisms which are common within and between species; thus molecular genetics, bioacoustics, ecological and behavioral data have been applied recently to solve many taxonomic problem within the family.
Blue-bellied poison frog - closeup, Timbiquí, Colombia At 13-16mm, one of the smallest poison frogs in the world. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146498/blue-bellied_poison_frog_-_side_view_timbiqu_colombia.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146499/blue-bellied_poison_frog_-_on_leaf_timbiqu_colombia.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146500/blue-bellied_poison_frog_-_on_bark_timbiqu_colombia.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146502/blue-bellied_poison_frog_timbiqu_colombia.html Andinobates minutus,Blue-bellied poison frog,Cauca,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,South America,Summer,Timbiquí,World

Habitat

Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests. It is a locally abundant, terrestrial species.
Blue-bellied poison frog - on bark, Timbiquí, Colombia At 13-16mm, one of the smallest poison frogs in the world. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146498/blue-bellied_poison_frog_-_side_view_timbiqu_colombia.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146499/blue-bellied_poison_frog_-_on_leaf_timbiqu_colombia.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146501/blue-bellied_poison_frog_-_closeup_timbiqu_colombia.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146502/blue-bellied_poison_frog_timbiqu_colombia.html Andinobates minutus,Blue-bellied poison frog,Cauca,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,South America,Summer,Timbiquí,World

Food

"Andinobates minutus" have a specialist diet, with preference for Acari, Formicidae, Collembola, and Holometabolous larvae.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyDendrobatidae
GenusAndinobates
SpeciesA. minutus
Photographed in
Colombia