First discovered in 1968, this frog resides in the southernmost part of Surinam near the Brazilian border. It is not the only dart frog in the Sipaliwini Savannah but the one that is most well known. These frogs are isolated to "forest islands" on the western slopes of the Four Brother Mountains. First bred in captivity in the late 1980's, this species has become widely available in the private trade. I am offering offspring from four bloodlines. Recently this frog has been reclassified as a tinctorius morph. See below about the sky blue bloodline.

One of the newer morphs of tinctorius, introduced in the hobby in 1999. Due to the massive numbers of imported animals, this tinctorius is under appreciated. This is one of the most spectacular morphs of tinctorius kept in the hobby. It is large, bold and brightly colored. My offspring metamorphose with orange and yellow markings on their backs and blue reticulated patterns in the hind limbs. F1 generation available from Infer-Alanis stock.

One of the largest tinctorius morphs. Bright yellow with blue legs. Offspring from multiple bloodlines including F1's and "no-dot" pairs.

One of the many beautiful morphs of the tinctorius species. This is a very large blue dart frog that was presumably collected from along the New River in Surinam. The New River runs from southwest Surinam into northern Brazil. F1's available.

Found in eastern French Guiana between the towns of Regina and Saul. I am working with two bloodlines originally established in the mid 1990's from animals acquired from Germany and here in the States. They are large and have large amounts of yellow coloration with blue reticulations under the chin, in their cloaca area but not on the hind legs. Some specimens have an orange crest, hence their name.  This is a different population than the "Regina" tinctorius I offer. The Giant Orange tinctorius tend to have more yellow coloration, especially on their sides and back. In addition, they have a similar distribution of blue color under the chin and in the cloacal area, but have a lighter shade of blue and more fine blue webbing pattern instead of the larger blue reticulations seen in the Regina morph.  Be aware in Europe many breeders call Regina and Giant Orange one frog.  Here in the USA, there has been confusion over discriminating the two.  Many breeders call their Giant Orange tinctorius-Regina...and vis versa. Compare the two.

This is by far my favorite tinctorius morph. Found in eastern French Guiana, east of the town named Regina. I am working with two bloodlines originally established in the early 1990's from animals acquired from Holland. They initially were called "Giant Orange" but do not get as large as true "Giant Orange."  For years in the USA, these specimens were called "Giant Oranges" and probably inter-bred.  They are nonetheless a large tinctorius with an orange crest in some specimens.  They have variable amounts of yellow coloration with blue reticulations under the chin, in their cloaca area and on the hind legs. This is a different population than the Giant Orange tinctorius I offer, differing by the blue color, pattern and distribution (blue leg markings on the Regina morph).  These Regina tinctorius have a darker blue markings under the chin and in the cloacal area.  The blue markings are a larger reticulated pattern than seen in the Giant Oranges.  Be aware in Europe many breeders call Regina and Giant Orange one frog.  Here in the USA, there has been confusion over discriminating the two.  Many breeders call their Regina tinctorius-Giant Orange...and vis versa.  Compare the two.

This is one of the most beautiful morphs of tinctorius. The Brazilian yellow-heads that I am producing have the most yellow on their backs that I have ever seen. Many have a bright orange crest as well. I am offering offspring from two well-established bloodlines that produce spectacular dyeing poison dart frogs.

A dark blue frog with a yellow-orange crest from Brazil. Tends to be smaller than other tinctorius species.

The larger Dendrobates species are found in variety of colors, but not many are red. That is definitely what makes the red morph of galactonotus unique. The bloodlines I am working with are cherry red, bold and love to climb. This may be the most threatened morph of galactonotus in its natural environment.

One of the most striking morphs of galactonotus. This is a lemon yellow frog with black bellies and yellow and black limbs.

This morph of galactonotus is solid gold. Awesome!

I do not know where this galactonotus morph resides...in Goias, Maranhao or Para. This group of animals were brough back from Holland in 2001. They were purchased as juveniles and were powder white with black and white hind limbs. As they matured, some individuals faded to only retain white spots, some developed orange spots and some still developed yellow lines! When you invision a splashed back dart frog, you invision the "koi" galact.

The offspring I have to offer metamorphose as a light orange and black froglet but what will they look like as adults?

Found in lowland rainforest in pacific coastal Colombia. The scientific discovery of 1978 both to herpetology and toxicology. Wild specimens harbor the toxins that make them the most toxic species of frog in the world, twenty fold more toxic than other dart-frog species. The metallic silver-green morph is found in the locality of La Brea. These are big, bold and beautiful frogs. Adults range in color from white to metallic green.

The belief that all the brightly colored Dendrobatid frogs are used for poisoning “arrows” is a modern literary myth. In fact, of the 170 known species of Dendrobatids, only three extraordinarily toxic species of Phyllobates from rain forest on the Pacific drainage of western Colombia are known to be used for poisoning blowgun darts (not arrows). The terribilis are one of those three species, however raised in captivity they are harmless! This orange morph is outstanding. Like all species of terribilis, this is a big, bold and vocal frog.

A few kilometers away from La Brea, along the Quebrada Guangui, is a locality of terribilis that is yellow. Some of these animals are reported to have a light shade of green or torquoise in their hind legs. In addition, their thighs of the hind legs were less granulated. These golden terribilis were purchased in Holland as terribilis. They have produced all uniform colored offspring. Whether they are a new form of bicolor or true terribilis does not take away from their beauty.

This is one of the three, true poison-dart frogs. The bicolor species is a sister species to the terribilis, separated by about 180 miles in Colombia. Found mostly around Santa Cecilia and the Rio Sipi and where the upper drainages of the San Juan meet the Rios Atrato. This is a variable morph ranging in color from solid yellow or gold to gold with black legs, gold with emerald green legs, gold with light green legs and orange with variable colored legs. I am able to offer multiple bloodlines including yellow bicolor and F1 orange bicolor.

This is the classic form of tricolor. I offer multiple locales of tricolors. The Santa Isabel morph is found in east of Pasaje around Santa Isabel. It is cherry red with yellow stripes.

This exceptional auratus morph is found on the East Atlantic Coast of Panama, indigenous to fog shrouded mountains at elevations as high as 5,000 feet! The group I have was originally acquired from Germany in 1997. Now as mature adults you can appreciate their beauty and boldness.  Many of these specimens have turned blue with silvery markings outlined in bronze!

The leucomelas is found to range from Colombia to Venezuela to Brazil. Color and pattern are just as variable. I have seen yellow leucomelas, orange leucomelas and even ones with greenish-blue legs. I am working with three bloodlines of bright yellow, small spotted leucomelas. These vocal and intense frogs usually have a single black band on a spotted and mottled bright yellow body. The arms and legs are also heavily spotted. Toe tips are yellow-white. This species tends to do well in a drier terrarium and breed easily with the introduction of humidity and moisture.