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List of U.S Hobby Available Dart Frog Species/Morphs
#1
Hey All,
I have been working on this list as a personal reference, but thought others may want to check it out. I'm sure I have missed some species and I definitely have missed some morphs, hopefully I can get some input and flesh this list out some more. A couple of species are listed under more than one genus because I record information as it is presented (i.e. older info uses older generic names). I will update the list periodically (depending upon the amount of input I receive).
-Field


Adelphobates:
Adelphobates castaneoticus
Adelphobates galactonotus-Red, Yellow, Orange, Golden, Koi, Solid Orange, White
Adelphobates quinquevittatus

Allobates:
Allobates femoralis
Allobates zaparo

Ameerega:
Ameerega altamazonica-Juicungo
Ameerega bassleri-Black, Yellow, Blue, Chrome, Green
Ameerega cainarachi-Standard
Ameerega hahneli- Iquitos
Ameerega pepperi- Abiseo, Orange, Orangehead, Yellow/gold
Ameerega silverstonei
Ameerega trivatta-Green, Huallaga Canyon, Bajo Huallaga, Greenback

Dendrobates:
Dendrobates auratus- Ancon Hill, Black, Blue, Blue and Black, Camo, Campana, Capira, El Cope, Golden, Green and Black (Panamanian, Costa Rican, Nicaraguan, Hawaiian), Green and Bronze, Highland Bronze, Mebalo, Microspot, Pastores,Portobelo, Reticulated, San Felix, Super Blue, Toboga, Toboga Reticulated

Dendrobates leucomelas-Banded (Narrow, Wide), Fine-Spot, Green-Foot, Nominat.

Dendrobates tinctorious- Alanis, Azureus (Fine-Spot, Sky-Blue), Bakhuis, Boulanger, Brazilian Yellow Head, Cayenne, Citronella, Cobalt (French Guiana, Surinam, Brazilian), Ensing, Giant Orange/Regina, Inferalanis, Koetari, La Fumee, Lorenzo, Matecho, Monts Atachi Bakka, New River, Nikita, Oelemarie, Oyapok, Patricia, Powder Blue, Powder Gray, Sipaliwini (true, blue, green, yellow), Table Mountain, Yellow-Back.

Dendrobates truncatus-Blue, Yellow

Epipedobates:
Epipedobates anthonyi- Sarayunga , Salvias, Santa Isabel
Epipedobates tricolor- Buena Esperanza, Highland, Maraspunga, Rio Saladillo, Zarayunga,
Epipedobates trivittatus- Green (2-stripe, 3-stripe), Orange, Red

Hyloxalus:
Hyloxalus azureiventris-Standard

Oophaga:
Oophaga arborea-?
Oophaga granufilera- Baru, Quepos
Oophaga histrionica- Redhead
Oophaga lehmanni- Red, Yellow
Oophaga pumilio- Almirante, Bastimentos (Gold Dust, Green, Orange, Red, Yellow, White), Black Jeans, Blue Jeans, BriBri, Cauchero, Caya de Agua, Cayo Nancy, Colon, Cristobal (Red, Orange, Yellow), Darkland, El Dorado, Escudo-possibly a unique species (Red, Blue), Man Creek, Popa, Robalo, Rio Branco Solarte (Red, Orange, White), Uyama, Yellow Belly
Oophaga sylvatica
Oophaga vincenti-?

Phyllobates:
Phyllobates aurotaenia- Narrow Banded
Phyllobates bicolor- Gold, Orange Black-Leg, Yellow Green-Leg
Phyllobates lugubris
Phyllobates terribilis- Gold ,Mint, Orange, Yellow
Phyllobates vittatus- Gold, Red

Ranitomeya:
Ranitomeya benedicta
Ranitomeya fantastica- Caynarachi, Copperhead, Lowland, Nominat, White Banded
Ranitomeya flavovittata
Ranitomeya imitator- Baja Huallaga, Banded, Caynarachi Valley, Chazuta, Green, Green-Striped, Intermedius, Tarapoto, Varadero, Yellow, Yumbatos, Yurimaguas
Ranitomeya lamasi- Green, Highland, Panguana(Green-Leg, Orange)
Ranitomeya reticulata- Iquitos, Solid
Ranitomeya summersi-Sauce, Huallaga
Ranitomeya vanzolini
Ranitomeya variabilis- Highland, Old Line, Southern, Yellow
Ranitomeya uakarii- Tahuayo, Tamshiyacu
Ranitomeya ventrimaculatus- Amazonicus, Blackwater, Borja Ridge, French Guyana (Blue-Leg, Gray-Leg), Iquitos (Orange, Red), Peruvian Gold, Rodyll
-Field Smith
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#2
That's a great start and VERY needed for the hobby.

Kudos for undertaking this !

There's @ 20 or so Histos....I'll see if I can get you that.
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#3
Thanks Phil. There are 20 histo morphs in U.S. collections? I left white foots off the list because I'm not sure if they are still around.
-Field Smith
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#4
oh....you want just the U.S hobby ?

I thought you wanted to include all known morphs. ok.....lot less than 20.....
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#5
Yeah the idea was just the ones available in the U.S., but maybe I should make a second list that includes all morphs. If anyone wants to offer any info on uncollected/unavailable morphs or those only available in the European/Asian markets then I will add them to the list. I left off mysteriosus, captivus, and a bunch of the thumbs because they aren't available...but I'm totally willing to add them to the list.
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#6
Some Sky blue info for mulling over...

dendrobates-genus-f55/sky-blue-azureus-tinctorious-t4569.html
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#7
you have an updated list, right ?
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#8
Phil....you read my mind....do you have ESP?
New List, everyone feel free to give suggestions, any input is welcome!


Adelphobates:
Adelphobates castaneoticus
Adelphobates galactonotus- Koi, Moonshine, Orange, Red, Solid Orange (Golden), Wedge?, Yellow
Adelphobates quinquevittatus

Allobates:
Allobates femoralis
Allobates zaparo

Ameerega:
Ameerega altamazonica- Abiseo, Juicungo, Sisa
Ameerega bassleri- Blue/Chrome and green, Sapasoa (Black), Sisa (Blue), Tarapoto (Yellow)
Ameerega bilinguis- ?
Ameerega cainarachi-Standard
Ameerega hahneli- Iquitos
Ameerega macero- ?
Ameerega pepperi- Abiseo, Campanea (Yellow/gold), Orange, Orangehead
Ameerega pictus- ?
Ameerega silverstonei
Ameerega trivatta-Green (2-stripe, 3-stripe), Huallaga Canyon, Bajo Huallaga, Greenback, Red

Dendrobates:
Dendrobates auratus- Ancon Hill, Black, Blue, Blue and Black, Camo, Campana, Capira, El Cope, Golden, Green and Black (Panamanian, Costa Rican, Nicaraguan, Hawaiian), Green and Bronze, Highland Bronze, Low River, Mebalo, Microspot, Pastores,Portobelo, Reticulated, San Felix, Super Blue, Toboga, Toboga Reticulated.

Dendrobates leucomelas-Banded (Narrow, Wide), Chocolate, Fine-Spot, Green-Foot, Nominat.

Dendrobates tinctorious- Alanis, Azureus (Fine-Spot, Sky-Blue), Bakhuis, Boulanger, Brazilian Yellow Head, Cayenne, Citronella, Cobalt (French Guiana, Surinam, Brazilian), Ensing, Giant Orange/Regina, Inferalanis, Koetari, La Fumee, Lorenzo, Matecho, Monts Atachi Bakka, New River, Nikita, Oelemarie, Oyapok, Patricia, Powder Blue, Powder Gray, Sipaliwini (true, blue, green, yellow), Table Mountain, Yellow-Back.

Dendrobates truncatus-Blue, Yellow

Epipedobates:
Epipedobates anthonyi- Buena Esperanza, Giron Valley?, Highland (Tierra Alta), Pasaje-Sarajunga, Rio Canario, Rio Minas?, Rio Pasaje, San Domingo?, Sarayunga, Saladillo, Salvias, Santa Isabel, Rio Zarayunga
Epipedobates tricolor- Maraspunga

Excidobates:
Excidobates captivus- Possibly
Excidobates mysteriosis

Hyloxalus:
Hyloxalus azureiventris-Standard

Oophaga:
Oophaga arborea-nominat
Oophaga granufilera- Baru, Gulfito(Osa), Palmar Norte, Quepos
Oophaga histrionica- Bahia Solano, Bullseye (Blue, Red, White, Yellow), Redhead, Saddleback (Blue, Caramel/Orange)
Oophaga lehmanni- Orange, Red, Yellow.

Oophaga pumilio- Almirante, Bastimentos, Blue Jeans, BriBri, Cauchero, Caya de Agua, Chiriqui Grande, Chiriqui River, Colon, Colon Bocas del Drago, Cristobal, Cristobal Mainland, Darkland, El Dorado, Escudo-possibly a unique species, Esperanza, Loma Partida, Man Creek, Miti Miti, Pastores (Sheperd Island), Popa, Red Frog Beach, Robalo, Rio Branco, Rio Guarumo, Salt Creek, Sarapiqui, Siquirres (Black Jeans), Solarte, Uyama, Yellow Belly

Oophaga sylvatica- El Pangan, Laguna de Cube, Lita, Paru (soon), Puerto Quito, San Juan, San Lorenzo
Oophaga vincenti-Blue, Brown, Green, Red, White
Oophaga histrionica X Oophaga lehmanni- Anchicaya

Phyllobates:
Phyllobates aurotaenia- Green Banded, Narrow Banded, Wide Banded
Phyllobates bicolor- Gold, Orange Black-Leg, Yellow Green-Leg
Phyllobates lugubris
Phyllobates terribilis- Mint, Orange, Yellow
Phyllobates vittatus- Gold, Red

Ranitomeya:
Ranitomeya benedicta
Ranitomeya duellmani
Ranitomeya fantastica- Caynarachi, Copperhead, Lowland, Nominat, White Banded
Ranitomeya flavovittata
Ranitomeya fulgurita
Ranitomeya imitator- Baja Huallaga, Banded, Caynarachi Valley, Chazuta, Chazuto, Green, Intermedius, Nominat?, Tarapota, Tarapoto, Varadero, Yellow, Yumbatos, Yurimaguas
Ranitomeya lamasi- Lower Ucayali (Green), Highland, Panguana(Green-Leg, Orange)
Ranitomeya reticulata- Iquitos, Itaya, Orange, Solid (Spotted)
Ranitomeya summersi-Sauce, Huallaga
Ranitomeya vanzolinii
Ranitomeya variabilis- Highland, Old Line, Southern
Ranitomeya uakarii- Tahuayo, Tamshiyacu
Ranitomeya virolinensis
Ranitomeya ventrimaculatus- Amazonicus, Blackwater, Borja Ridge, Cayenne, French Guyana (Blue-Leg, Gray-Leg), Iquitos (Orange, Red), Peruvian Gold, Red, Rio Napo, Rodyll
-Field Smith
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#9
Stickied....muchos grac !
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#10
Philsuma Wrote:Stickied....muchos grac !
Awesome, I will keep updating as I get input. I'm still working on collecting the obligate data, though that part may never be complete.
Still on the fence about including some selectively bred morphs and still trying to get answers about some of the question marks on the list. Hopefully sometime soon we will have a list that is close to being complete (I imagine that it will never be truly complete). Everyone keep the input coming, I really think this could become a great resource.
-Field Smith
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#11
How about listing all the Panamanian frog morphs ?

Punta Clara - pumilio

and all the Bastimentos morphs - Cemetary, Red frog beach, salt creek, The "polymorphic guyss -"white, green, blue, red, orange"...ect
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#12
Philsuma Wrote:How about listing all the Panamanian frog morphs ?

Punta Clara - pumilio

and all the Bastimentos morphs - Cemetary, Red frog beach, salt creek, The "polymorphic guyss -"white, green, blue, red, orange"...ect

What Panamanians did I miss?
Punta Clara is now on the list, thank you sir!
About the bastis, I had them on the original list but some people thought that listing the colors would be misleading because they should not be bred specifically for color so I took them off. Maybe I should include them with some sort of notation. I didn't include Red Frog Beach and Salt Creek under bastimentos to make sure it was clear that they are distinct localities. Has there been any clarification about the Cemetary population? I remember that some believed it was an artifical locale because it may have been a holding area for exports.
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#13
Great list! I appreciate you putting in the effort.

My only question is about the use of the word 'available'. There are LOTS of frogs on this list that I would not classify as available to the private hobbiest; such as Ranitomeya fulgarita, Ranitomeya virolinensis and Excitobates capitvus. Others on the lists are of questionable legal status; such as Adelphobates castaneoticus and Oophaga lehmanni.

Is the list intended to be a general 'list of darts' or are you truly aiming for an accurate assessment of what people are working with in North America?
Mike
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#14
Hey Mike,
The list is meant to encompass all species/morphs/locales that are in collections in the U.S., not just the easily obtainable ones...that would have been much less work Smile There are already general dart lists (I believe Phil made one of those), so I was just focusing on frogs that are here. I thought about putting a notation next to some that are almost impossible to get (to avoid people getting their hopes up) but since rarity is not a stable condition (i.e. the new sylvaticus) I decided it wasn't necessary and would have to be revised often. The two Ranitomeya that you mentioned were imported in the mid 90's so I included them, though I don't know if they are still around. I have been given strong evidence (privately) that E. captivus is in the country...I tried to keep my personal ethical views out of making the list, just report what I am told (many of the frogs on the list may be of questionable legality). Hopefully one day I can make a list of frogs available in foreign markets (Especially the EU and Asia).
-Field Smith
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#15
Very cool - thanks very much for the explanation.
Mike
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#16
Here is a slightly updated list with some of the new names included:

Adelphobates:
Adelphobates castaneoticus
Adelphobates galactonotus- Koi, Moonshine, Orange, Red, Solid Orange (Golden), Wedge?, Yellow
Adelphobates quinquevittatus

Allobates:
Allobates femoralis
Allobates zaparo

Ameerega:
Ameerega altamazonica- Abiseo, Juicungo, Sisa
Ameerega bassleri- Blue/Chrome and green, Sapasoa (Black), Sisa (Blue), Tarapoto (Yellow)
Ameerega bilinguis- ?
Ameerega cainarachi-Standard
Ameerega hahneli- Iquitos
Ameerega macero- ?
Ameerega pepperi- Abiseo, Campanea (Yellow/gold), Orange, Orangehead
Ameerega pictus- ?
Ameerega silverstonei
Ameerega trivatta-Green (2-stripe, 3-stripe), Huallaga Canyon, Bajo Huallaga, Greenback, Red

Dendrobates:
Dendrobates auratus- Ancon Hill, Black, Blue, Blue and Black, Camo, Campana, Capira, El Cope, Golden, Green and Black (Panamanian, Costa Rican, Nicaraguan, Hawaiian), Green and Bronze, Highland Bronze, Low River, Mebalo, Microspot, Pastores,Portobelo, Reticulated, San Felix, Super Blue, Toboga, Toboga Reticulated

Dendrobates leucomelas-Banded (Narrow, Wide), Chocolate, Fine-Spot, Green-Foot, Nominat

Dendrobates tinctorious- Alanis, Azureus (Fine-Spot, Sky-Blue), Bakhuis, Boulanger, Brazilian Yellow Head, Cayenne, Citronella, Cobalt (French Guiana, Surinam, Brazilian), Ensing, Giant Orange/Regina, Inferalanis, Koetari, La Fumee, Lorenzo, Matecho, Monts Atachi Bakka, New River, Nikita, Oelemarie, Oyapok, Patricia, Powder Blue, Powder Gray, Sipaliwini (true, blue, green, yellow), Table Mountain, Yellow-Back.

Dendrobates truncatus-Blue, Yellow

Epipedobates:
Epipedobates anthonyi- Buena Esperanza, Giron Valley?, Highland (Tierra Alta), Pasaje-Sarajunga, Rio Canario, Rio Minas?, Rio Pasaje, San Domingo?, Sarayunga, Saladillo, Salvias, Santa Isabel, Rio Zarayunga
Epipedobates tricolor- Maraspunga

Excidobates:
Excidobates captivus- Possibly
Excidobates mysteriosis

Hyloxalus:
Hyloxalus azureiventris-Standard

Oophaga:
Oophaga arborea-nominat

Oophaga granufilera- Baru, Gulfito(Osa), Palmar Norte, Quepos

Oophaga histrionica- Bahia Solano, Bullseye (Blue, Red, White, Yellow), Redhead, Saddleback (Blue, Caramel/Orange)

Oophaga lehmanni- Orange, Red, Yellow

Oophaga pumilio- Almirante, Bastimentos, Blue Jeans, BriBri, Cauchero, Caya de Agua, Chiriqui Grande, Chiriqui River, Colon, Colon Bocas del Drago, Cristobal, Cristobal Mainland, Darkland, El Dorado (Las Tablas-site specific), Escudo-possibly a unique species, Esperanza, Loma Partida, Man Creek, Miti Miti, Pastores (Sheperd Island), Popa, Punta Clara, Red Frog Beach, Robalo, Rio Branco, Rio Guarumo, Salt Creek, Sarapiqui, Siquirres (Black Jeans), Solarte, Uyama, Yellow Belly

Oophaga sylvatica- El Pangan, Laguna de Cube, Lita, Paru (soon), Puerto Quito, San Juan, San Lorenzo

Oophaga vincenti-Blue, Brown, Green, Red, White

Oophaga histrionica X Oophaga lehmanni- Anchicaya

Phyllobates:
Phyllobates aurotaenia- Green Banded, Narrow Banded, Wide Banded
Phyllobates bicolor- Gold, Orange Black-Leg, Yellow Green-Leg
Phyllobates lugubris
Phyllobates terribilis- Mint, Orange, Yellow
Phyllobates vittatus- Gold, Red

Ranitomeya:
Ranitomeya benedicta (R. reticulata)

Ranitomeya duellmani

Ranitomeya fantastica (R. reticulata)- Caynarachi, Copperhead, Lowland, Nominat, White Banded

Ranitomeya flavovittata (R. vanzolinii)

Ranitomeya fulguritus (Andinobates fulguritus)

Ranitomeya imitator (R. vanzolinii)- Baja Huallaga, Banded, Caynarachi Valley, Chazuta, Chazuto, Green, Intermedius, Nominat?, Tarapota, Tarapoto, Varadero, Yellow, Yumbatos, Yurimaguas

Ranitomeya lamasi (R. sirensis)- Lower Ucayali (Green), Highland, Panguana(Green-Leg, Orange)

Ranitomeya reticulata- Iquitos, Rio Itaya, Orange, Solid (Spotted)

Ranitomeya summersi (R. reticulata)-Sauce, Huallaga

Ranitomeya vanzolinii

Ranitomeya variabilis- Highland, Old Line, Southern

Ranitomeya uakarii (R. reticulata)- Tahuayo, Tamshiyacu

Ranitomeya virolinensis (A. bombetes)

Ranitomeya ventrimaculatus (R. reticulata)- Amazonicus, Blackwater, Borja Ridge, Cayenne, French Guyana (Blue-Leg, Gray-Leg), Iquitos (Orange, Red), Peruvian Gold, Red, Rio Napo, Rodyll

Any input is greatly appreciated!
-Field Smith
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#17
First, I would like to thank you for puttng this list together, its great. One correction to note: miti miti is not a pumilio morph, however Mimitimbi is a area in Panama right around La Gruta and Bocas Del Drago. Mimitimbi is one of the sites noted for Colon Pumilio. The Colon sites currently present in the US hobby are Mimitimbi (Mimitimbi Bluff), Del Drago (Bocas Del Drago), and Nominat, although Nominat is not really a morph but a name given to the early, non-site specific Colon. It is possible there are other site specific Colon, but nothing I have heard of and certainly not present in any sizeable numbers.
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fieldsmith Wrote:...
Oophaga granufilera- Baru, Gulfito(Osa), Palmar Norte, Quepos

I am of the opinion that there are no more Palmar Norte in the U.S. hobby. The one guy I know of who worked with them years ago no longer has them. If anybody does work with Palmar Norte , please contact me.

Oophaga pumilio:

Chiriqui Grande, Chiriqui River,... Be very careful when using these names. When these green frogs came in they went from being wrongly labeled "Bruno" (they are not) and flipped from one name to a next for years afterword. These are best guess frogs/no site locale data.

Colons, ...Craig explained well.

Cristobal, Cristobal Mainland... There is no such thing as a mainland Cristobal. It's like saying mainland Hawaiian, or mainland Jamaican, or mainland Manhattan, no such thing. It is/was a marketing ploy.
All San Cristobal Island pums are just that , island morphs.


Escudo-possibly a unique species,... They are

Popa,... several confirmed different known locales in the hobby

Rio Branco,... Maybe, maybe not. To my personal knowledge, no known locale info came in with any pronounced brancos.

Sarapiqui, ... A blue jean locale

Solarte,... Synonymous with Nancy.
But NOT to be confused with the Salt Creeks which some had decided to mis-name "solarte" because there is a population on Nancy/Solarte which look somewhat like Salt Creek. However , when Salt Creek were imported they fetched a lot more $$$ than saying they were from Bastimentos (the most bred pum at the time, therefore the cheapest...) and just looked different.


Yellow Belly... A good name for best guess green frogs with yellow bellies.
For those who assume they are Cayo de Aqua, I can name about four other locales which have the same look. Especially when comparing photos alone.
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#19
Thanks Craig and Rich. I will amend the list and repost soon. I think it is shaping up pretty well, I know it will never be complete, but I am hoping to make it as complete as possible. I'm still open to making sublists of species/morphs/localities available in European and Asian markets if anyone has input. I know that may just cause more confusion though.
-Field Smith
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#20
Good Stuff Field well done mate,i wish i could contribute more than that
thankyou for the effort
Stu
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