The tiny amphibian, observed in a remote area of the Brazilian Amazon, is the first such discovery in a decade.

A newly described poison dart frog, which is about the size of a thumbnail, has been found in the forests of the Juruá river basin in Brazil ...

The new frog, like most poison dart frogs, is tiny, just 15 mm long. It also represents the first new species to be added to the genus in 10 years. The team noted that the frogs were generally ...

The metallic poison frog (Ranitomeya aquamarina) is less than two centimeters long from snout to butt. CREDIT: Alexander Tamanini Mônico. Both of the poison dart species were discovered in ...

Now, another new species is joining the poison dart frog party. The new species has been discovered in the Jurua River basin in the western Brazilian Amazon. Due to its remoteness, this area is ...

They were poison dart frogs, and they were unlike any others ... Ranitomeya aquamarina, or the metallic poison frog, is the first new poison frog species of the Ranitomeya genus discovered in ...

Not the kind you’ll find on a piece of jewelry, though – these ones come in the form of a brand-new, teeny tiny, and super shiny species of poison dart frog. When we say “super shiny”, we ...

Researchers soon realized they’d discovered a new species: Ranitomeya aetherea, or the heavenly poison dart frog. Several views of a Ranitomeya aetherea, or heavenly poison dart frog.

Scientists have discovered two new poison dart frog species in the Brazilian Amazon. The frogs belong to the Ranitomeya genus. One is Ranitomeya Aquamarina, with turquoise stripes. The other is ...

This is one species where parental roles are crucial in the frogs’ survival. For poison dart frogs, mating season is open all year long. Male frogs emit a mating call that attracts nearby females.