Poison arrow frogs, or poison dart frogs, are found in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America. Despite their ...

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

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 ...

A vibrant blue poison dart frog, *Ranitomeya aetherea*, has been identified as a new species in the western Amazon. Discovered near the Juruá River, t ...

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 ...

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 frogs are in the Ranitomeya genus and are tiny. All are only 15 to 17 millimetres in length—roughly the size of a dime.

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.

Researchers soon realized they’d discovered a new species: Ranitomeya aetherea, or the heavenly poison dart frog. Heavenly poison dart frogs are considered “small,” reaching about half an ...