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Ranitomeya discoveries keep coming: Ranitomeya hwata, a Bamboo-dwelling species
A new species of Ranitomeya has been discovered in the lowland forests of western Brazil and south-eastern Peru. Named Ranitomeya hwata...
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Ranitomeya sirensis tadpoles
Every now and then, I replace some bromeliads in my Ranitomeya sirensis vivarium. Almost every time, I find tadpoles in them. Normally,...
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And again another discovery, Ranitomeya aetherea
In the same geographical region—the basin of the Rio Juruá River in Brazil—where the recently discovered Ranitomeya aquamarina was...
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The Metallic Poison Frog, Ranitomeya aquamarina
Ranitomeya aquamarina – a dazzling new name for a dazzling new frog from the vanzolinii group! Inspired by its shimmering metallic...
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A Close-Up View of Ameerega Dart Frogs
As we travelled through Peru in search of Ranitomeya and Excidobates dart frogs, we also came across quite a number of different...
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Banded imitators in the wild!
During my trip to Peru, we searched for Ranitomeya imitator ‘Banded’ in the Tarapoto region, near the town of Sauce. As we were there in...
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The search for Excidobates mysteriosus
Although not a Ranitomeya species, we made in our trip to Peru, a considerable effort to find a specific dart frog called Excidobates...
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The Vanzolinii magic happened
After returning from my trip to Peru, I discovered a lovely young Ranitomeya vanzolinii crawling in a Tillandsia . It was a delight to...
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Eye-to-eye with Ranitomeya fantastica "true nominat"
As a board member of DN, I had the honour of visiting the Plant For Future habitat of Ranitomeya fantastica “true nominat”. See the...
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Ranitomeya imitator. It's a male!
After waiting around eight months, I never heard a single whistle from my four young Ranitomeya imitator ‘Banded’. They are also very...
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Ranitomeya sirensis froglet; ready for the World
After weeks of care from the parents (check out my previous post on that!), my new Ranitomeya sirensis froglet is almost ready...
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The art of tadpole collection
Occasionally, I need to replace some bromeliads in my large vivarium, as they have bloomed and begin to deteriorate. While my Ranitomeya...
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Care characteristics of Ranitomeya species
I've just added a new page to the site with the most important care characteristics for 11 Ranitomeya species. Things like whether...
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Tadpole care for Ranitomeya variabilis
Ranitomeya variabilis pairs don't care for their tadpoles after dropping them into a bromeliad. So, you have two options: leave them to...
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Ranitomeya sirensis tadpole care
My Ranitomeya sirensis frogs are busy caring for their tadpoles. The tadpoles have been placed in medium-sized bromeliads ( Neoregelia ...
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