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

These frogs sport a unique, metallic color pattern; their legs look almost leopard-like, with large, dark red-brown spots against a golden ... poison dart frog as an “Amazonian hidden gem”. It was the ...

They spend their days perched on these plants or foraging in the nearby leaf litter, likely eating the toxic insects that ...

A team of wildlife researchers from Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, in Brazil, working with a colleague from the ...

Ranitomeya aquamarina, or the metallic poison frog, is the first new poison frog species of the Ranitomeya genus discovered in 13 years, according to researchers. According to the study ...

There are gems to be found in the dense forests surrounding Brazil’s Juruá River Basin. Not the kind you’ll find on a piece of jewelry, though – these ones come in the form of a brand-new ...