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Scientific name: Dendrobates azureus
Size
Weight: 3 grams
Length: 1-1.5 in.
Characteristics
Color: aposematic or warning coloration •powder to cobalt or sapphire blue with a few white and black markings
Body: skin glands excrete alkaloid poisons
Feet: suction cup pads on toes
Behavior: terrestrial • stays near water source like river or pond • diurnal • territorial • bold, aggressive
Reproduction/life span
Life span: live up to 9 yr
Mate: female initiates contact • courtship ritual of chasing and wrestling • eggs laid in water and fertilized by male
Incubation: 12 days
Tadpoles may be cannibalistic • metamorphosis to adult 12 weeks • female may lay several times in rainy season
Diet
Wild: termites, crickets, ants, fruit flies, aphids, spiders
Zoo: pinhead crickets, fruit flies
Habitat/range
Habitat: tropical rain forest • dark and moist environment
Range: Southern Surinam
Status
Cites II
Other
Their poison is produced from their wild diet and is not present in animals in captivity.
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