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Dendrobates 
Dendrobates tinctorius Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Dendrobatidae Genus: Dendrobates
Wagler, 1830Species See text.
Dendrobates is a genus of poison dart frogs native to South America. It once contained all poison dart frogs; until recently, frogs such as Dendrobates pumilio and Dendrobates terribilis were scientifically valid names. The genus still retains many species, however.
Taxonomy
Dendrobates once contained over 40 species, but has lost nearly all of them to the genera Oophaga, Ranitomeya, and Phyllobates. It retains the five original species:
- Dendrobates auratus
- Dendrobates azureus
- Dendrobates leucomelas
- Dendrobates tinctorius
- Dendrobates truncatus
See also
- Adelphobates
References
- "Amphibian Species of the World - Dendrobates Wagler, 1830". http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/references.php?g_id=142. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
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