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Green and Black Dart Frog "Bronzewing"
Dendrobates auratus "Bronzewing"
A distinct auratus morph featuring a dark body with beautiful bronze or metallic brown striping. Shy and terrestrial, it needs a cool, humid environment with plenty of hiding spots.
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Dendrobatidae
Genus:Dendrobates
Species:Dendrobates auratus "Bronzewing"
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Environment
Terrestrial
Humidity
80 - 100 %
Day temperature
23 - 26 °C
Night temperature
20 °C
Ambient temperature
23 - 26 °C
Minimum enclosure
>= 45 L
UVB
Basso
Species description
Geographical Origin and Habitat: Widely distributed in Central America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama) and northern Colombia, this species inhabits humid lowland rainforests, cacao plantations, and damp gardens, often staying near small streams.
Taxonomy and Genetics: Reaches an adult size of 3.5 to 4.5 cm. This specific "Bronzewing" morph is characterized by a dark, almost black body highlighted by green patterns and distinctive bronze reflections or bands on the limbs.
Behavior and Habits: Generally shy and active during the day, they spend time hidden in dense foliage, emerging to hunt in the morning or after rainfall. The male's call is a low, buzzing hum. They are semi-arboreal, frequently climbing fallen logs and root systems.
Morphology: Sexual dimorphism is subtle. Adult females are typically larger, wider, and more rounded than males. Reproductively active males may show weakly developed nuptial pads and are generally slimmer.
Care, breeding and tankmates
Terrarium Setup: Requires a terrarium with a footprint prioritizing ground area but allowing moderate vertical height (e.g. 45x45x60 cm). Provide dense live plants, climbing branches, moss, bromeliads, and a thick leaf litter layer to help reduce their natural shyness.
Lighting and Heating: Maintain moderate temperatures between 23-26°C during the day, with a nighttime drop to around 20°C. Temperatures above 28°C can cause severe stress. Provide high-quality plant lighting and low UVB (2-5% UVI) to establish natural day-night cycles.
Humidity and Hydration: Maintain high humidity levels between 80% and 95% with automated daily misting. Excellent cross-ventilation is essential to prevent stagnant air and reduce the risk of mold or bacterial growth.
Feeding and Supplementation: Feed 4-5 times a week with flightless fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster or D. hydei), springtails, and dwarf isopods. Dust prey with fine calcium carbonate at every feeding, and a vitamin/D3 complex once a week.
Compatibility: Relatively tolerant for dart frogs, they can be kept in small groups or harems (one male and multiple females) if space is abundant. Mild wrestling for dominance or egg laying sites may occur.
Health and Common Diseases: Highly susceptible to the chytrid fungus and bacterial skin infections if kept in poor sanitary conditions. Check regularly for clean, glossy skin. Avoid handling, and use reverse osmosis or dechlorinated water.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Widely distributed in Central America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama) and northern Colombia, this species inhabits humid lowland rainforests, cacao plantations, and damp gardens, often staying near small streams.
Origin
Selective breeding and cultivarsExtra-Amazon South AmericaCentral America and CaribbeanNorth AmericaEast AsiaTropical oceans and reefsCosmopolitan or introduced
Amphibian profile
- Diet
- No verified data available
- Life expectancy
- No verified data available
- Adult size
- 4.2 cm
- Lifestyle/Microhabitat
- No verified data available
- Activity cycle
- No verified data available
- Sociality
- No verified data available
- Reproduction
- No verified data available
- Toxicity
- No verified data available
- Life stage
- No verified data available
- Handling tolerance
- No verified data available
- Brumation
- No verified data available
- Molting
- No verified data available
The catalog's scalar value is 4.2 cm. The AmphiBIO v1 source reports a maximum adult measurement of 4.2 cm for this species, recorded as snout–vent length (SVL). These figures are not interchangeable: the first is the profile's editorial reference, whereas the second is a published maximum under a specific measurement convention; differences among sources can reflect sex, population, life stage and measuring method.
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