Blue poison dart frog - wikipedia Blue poison dart frog Blue poison dart frog Conservation status Not evaluated ( IUCN 3.1 ) Scientific classification Kingdom : Animalia Phylum : Chordata Class : Amphibia Order : Anura Suborder : Neobatrachia Family : Dendrobatidae Genus : Dendrobates Species : D. tinctorius Subspecies : D. tinctorius `` azureus '' Trinomial name Dendrobates tinctorius `` azureus '' Hoogmoed, 1969 The blue poison dart frog or blue poison arrow frog or known by its native name, okopipi, ( Dendrobates tinctorius `` azureus '' ) is a poison dart frog found in the forests surrounded by the Sipaliwini savanna, which is located in southern Suriname and adjacent far northern Brazil. D. tinctorius `` azureus '' is also known by its Tirio Indian name, okopipi. Its scientific name comes from its azure color. While frequently considered a valid species in the past, recent authorities treat it as a variant of D. tinctorius. Contents 1 Description 2 Behavior 3 Reproduction 4 Feeding 5 Captive care 6 References 7 External links Description D. tinctorius `` azureus '' frogs in captivity. D. tinctorius `` azureus '' is a medium - sized frog that weighs about 8 g and grows to 3.0 - 4.5 cm in length. Females are larger and about half a centimeter longer than males, but males have larger toes. The frog has a typical lifespan of five to seven years in the wild. Its bright blue skin, usually darker around its limbs and stomach, serves as a warning to predators. The glands of poisonous alkaloids located a defense mechanism to potential predators. These poisons paralyze and sometimes kill the predator. The black spots are unique to each frog, enabling individuals to be identified. This species of frog has a distinctive hunch - backed posture. Each foot has four toes, which each have a flattened tip with a suction cup pad used for gripping. The tips of the toes in females are round, while males have heart - shaped tips. As with almost all frogs, tadpoles differ greatly in appearance from adults. They have a long tail, about 6 mm, with a total length around 10 mm. They lack legs and have gills instead of lungs. Behavior Play media Blue poison frog D. tinctorius `` azureus '' D. tinctorius `` azureus '' is a mainland animal, but stays close to water sources. These frogs spend most of their awake time, during the day, hopping around in short leaps. They are very territorial and aggressive both towards their own species and others. To ward off intruders, they use a series of calls, chases, and wrestling. Although poison dart frogs are known for their skin toxins, used on the tips of arrows or darts of natives, in reality only the species of the Phyllobates genus are used in this manner. In captivity, the frogs lose toxicity as a result of altered diets. Reproduction The blue poison dart frog breeds seasonally, usually during February or March when the weather is rainy. To find mates, the males sit on a rock and produce quiet calls, which the females follow to track down the males. The females then physically fight over a male. The male takes the female to a quiet place by water, which becomes the site of the egg - laying. Fertilization occurs externally ; once the eggs are laid, the male covers them in his sperm. Between five and 10 offspring are produced at each mating. Eggs are laid in the male 's territory, which he defends. The male takes care of the eggs, sometimes joined by the female. The eggs hatch after 14 to 18 days, and after 10 to 12 weeks the tadpoles are fully mature. Both sexes reach sexual maturity at two years of age. The expected lifespan of D. tinctorius `` azureus '' is between 4 and 6 years in the wild, and about 10 years in captivity. Feeding The blue poison dart frog feeds on ants, beetles, flies, mites, spiders, termites, maggots, and caterpillars. Captive care See also : History of dendrobatid frogkeeping In captivity, like most captive dart frogs, they eat a staple diet of fruit flies, pinhead crickets, rice flour beetle larvae, and springtails. References Amphibians and Reptiles portal Animals portal ^ Jump up to : Philippe Gaucher ; Ross MacCulloch ( 2010 ). `` Dendrobates tinctorius ''. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 August 2013. Jump up ^ Wollenberg, Katharina C. ; Veith, Michael ; Noonan, Brice P. ; Lötters, Stefan ( 2006 ). Quattro, J. M, ed. `` Polymorphism Versus Species Richness -- systematics of Large Dendrobates from the Eastern Guiana Shield ( Amphibia : Dendrobatidae ) ''. Copeia. 6 ( 4 ) : 623. doi : 10.1643 / 0045 - 8511 ( 2006 ) 6 ( 623 : PVSROL ) 2.0.CO ; 2. External links Wikispecies has information related to : Dendrobates azureus Media related to Blue poison dart frog at Wikimedia Commons University of Michigan Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue_poison_dart_frog&oldid=796923532 '' Categories : Tetrapods described in 1969 Dendrobates Aposematic species Frogs of South America Amphibians of Brazil Hidden categories : Articles with ' species ' microformats Commons category with page title different than on Wikidata Articles containing video clips Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikispecies Català Čeština Deutsch Español Esperanto فارسی Français Lietuvių Magyar മലയാളം Nederlands 日本 語 پښتو Polski Português Русский Slovenščina Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 23 August 2017, at 21 : 36. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the blue poison dart frog live
Answer: Sipaliwini savanna