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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'

Here is one of the female Brazilian Yellow Heads (BYH) we are working with at Tinc Tank. Female BYH tend to be less flashy than the males such as the males have those obvious white toe tips and light blue digits. This female however is stunner in my opinion. Nice crisp colors and a flash of white/sky blue on the sides and belly. This one comes from Germany. I look forward to getting some reproduction from this pair!

Dendrobates tinctorius 'Brazilian Yellow Head'

One of the first ever tinctorius morphs in the hobby, this is the original "Cobalt". 30 years ago it was the "French Guiana Dwarf Cobalt" in the USA. In Europe it had a few other names such as "Nominate". The type we are working with at Tinc Tank has known locality information so we refer to them as "Kaw Mountain". These are the smallest tinctorius morph we work with. Truly diminutive, it is amazing to see them produce so many eggs while other tinc morphs would need to grow 2-3 times their size until they can produce eggs. Its always fascinating to study the degree of variability in tinctorius populations.

Dendrobates tinctorius 'Kaw Mountain'

Today's Field Day Friday is a lesser well-known locality from Serra Do Navio in Amapa, Brazil. Brazil always seems to be the "new frontier" for tinctorius morphs even if many types have already been known for decades. This one here appears to be near the "Weygoldt" locality.

Dendrobates tinctorius 'Serra Do Navio'

Photo credits to Esteban Diego Koch

Here is a favorite mainstay of the hobby - the Matecho. Probably the most vibrant yellow you can find in a frog, period. Love these!

Dendrobates tinctorius 'Matecho'