Phyllobates

Phyllobates is a genus of poison dart frogs in the subfamily Dendrobatinae. The genus consists of six species; of which four were originally placed in the Dendrobates genus. Phyllobates species are distinguished from Dendrobates species by having a first finger that is typically longer than the second and toe discs that are small and spherical rather than flat and wider than the toes themselves. All Phyllobates species are striped as juveniles, while mature P. bicolor and P. terribilis are almost uniformly colored as adults. P. bicolor and terribilis are also typically larger in terms of body mass than Dendrobates species.

All Phyllobates species are known to contain batrachotoxins in the wild and are by far the most toxic of the family. Four species occurring in Colombia have been used by local tribes to poison the tips of blowdarts used in hunting; monkeys hit by these blowdarts reportedly have died within seconds. P. bicolor and P. terribilis possess batrachotoxin R, while other species possess the less potent batrachotoxin A.

Species

 * Phyllobates aurotaenia
 * Phyllobates bicolor
 * Phyllobates lugubris
 * Phyllobates sp. aff. aurotaenia
 * Phyllobates terribilis
 * Phyllobates vittatus