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

Researchers identified a new poison dart frog species in the Amazon which has bright blue stripes on a darker body with ...

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

DNA analysis revealed the frog as a new species of the Ranitomeya genus. The team promptly named it Ranitomeya aetherea, after its dominant trait—long, sky-blue lines along the length of its body.

They spend their days perched on these plants or foraging in the nearby leaf litter, likely eating the toxic insects that help them build up their own reserves of deadly chemicals. The frogs are named ...

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 ...

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