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I am a breeder of poison dart frogs specializing in Dendrobates tinctorius and an Azureus aficionado
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06/05/2026

Today's Field Day Friday is a wonderful little frog from the Nouragues Nature Reserve in French Guiana. This population of tinctorius is the most often studied population for research. For that reason, thankfully you can enjoy this beautiful specimen as it was photographed in the wild!

Dendrobates tinctorius 'Nouragues'

Photo credits to Simben

06/03/2026

A forever favorite of mine - the Koetari! One of the rarest tincs for some reason, the Koeatari River has a long history, but only a few people have ever really maintained them long term. What are your thoughts on this intriguing tinctorius?

Dendrobates tinctorius 'Koetari River' - UTC line

06/01/2026

In commemoration of my last few Matechos heading out today (more in the future) I thought I'd share what their beautiful mother looks like. From being once common, there are surprisingly few people breeding these right now. Maybe the dart frog hobby is in a dip currently? I am not sure. What are your thoughts?

Dendrobates tinctorius 'Matecho'

04/24/2026

Field day Friday:
This week's field day is a unique one. This is a tinctorius that was photographed in the wild. What type do you think it is?... You'd probably think it is a Citronella, remarkably a no-spot Citronella in the wild. But the truth is this animal was photographed well within French Guiana whereas Citronella are from Suriname. Without revealing too much locality information, this specimen is 50-60 miles away from the Suriname border so far-far away from Suriname. It seems like the Citronella & Nikita phenotypes have a rather large range along the southern border region where the two countries meet.

Dendrobates tinctorius 'French Guiana Citronella'

04/22/2026

Ever seen a more gorgeous Brazilian Yellow Head? 😍 I am totally in love with these! I am so excited to bring some of the Euro lines into the USA hobby to reinvigorate this morph and add some of that natural variation back in. The original US line descends from a single pair of frogs that have been in**ed for far too many generations in my opinion. I have just shipped out many of the offspring from my Dutch line and now I am starting to get eggs from this German male pictured here. Stay tuned!

Dendrobates tinctorius 'Brazilian Yellow Head' - German import

04/20/2026

I just can't get over how beautiful this morph is! Especially considering it may have been considered "common" in the past (I'd argue not so much anymore). Those bright yellow highlights contrasted with that beautiful, light, sky blue. Patricia are truly a gem of the rainforest. Luckily several of this female's F1 babies are available now, ready to make their mark on the hobby!

Dendrobates tinctorius 'Patricia'

04/17/2026

Field day Friday:
This week's field day is a rarely photographed morph in my opinion. Pictured here is a tinc, as seen in the wild, from French Guiana, right on the border of Suriname along the Rio Lawa. This morph was originally introduced to the USA hobby by Marcus Breece of Simply Natural Dart Frogs and further propagated by Sean Stewart, but we do not see too much of this morph. It has a few different names such as "Yellow Siplaiwini" or just "Lawa". Such a lucky find to see this morph in the wild!

Dendrobates tinctorius 'Yellow Sipaliwini' aka "Lawa"

Photo credits to Julien Piolain

04/15/2026

Here is one of the "mainstays" of the tinctorius locales. You can never go wrong with the Green Sipaliwini. Just a naturally pleasing site to behold and not too flashy as some of the others. I just love that gorgeous lime green!

Dendrobates tinctorius 'Green Sipaliwini'

04/13/2026

One of my favorites of all the tinctorius - the Koetari River! Still a rather rare morph in the hobby and not frequently available; probably due to being rather seasonal breeders (at least in my own experience). This is one type I am always excited about and devoted to working with. We luckily are managing two unrelated lines to disperse to the hobby. Pictured here is my beautiful male from the Under the Canopy Farms (UTC) line. Many of his offspring are available now!

Dendrobates tinctorius 'Koetari River'

03/27/2026

Today's Field Day Friday is from a fairly well-known "Yellowback"-type locality in French Guiana. This one is from Maripasoula which is just across the Suriname-French Guiana border. This type was once imported by Simply Natural Dart Frogs but it apparently not too many seem to be around anymore. These are very nice dart frogs!

Dendrobates tinctorius 'Maripasoula'

Photo credits to Vincent Rufray

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