How to Identify Dendrobatidae

Key Identification Features

• The strawberry poison frog is best known for its wide variation in coloration, with around 15 to 30 distinct color morphs, most of which are thought to be true-breeding.
• However, studies of this species have found that two of its highly visually distinct color morphs share largely identical poison profiles.
• Epipedobates machalilla (Coloma, 1995) is a small poison dart frog species with distinct size differences between males and females.
• Its taxonomy currently requires review, as Silverstoneia flotator may actually represent a complex of multiple distinct species.

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