Oyapock Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) – High-Contrast Iconic Heavyweight

Bring an elite, high-contrast MVP to your bioactive lineup with the Oyapock Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius 'Oyapock'). Originating from the border regions of French Guiana and Brazil, this iconic locale is celebrated for its stark, clean aesthetic. It features a brilliant, snow-white or pale cream canopy draped over a deep, midnight-blue base, complete with bold black leg patterning. It is a graphic masterpiece that commands attention from anywhere in the room under your enclosure grow lights.

The Oyapock excels at a confident, front-and-center ground game. As one of the smaller, more agile locales in the heavyweight tinctorius family, they combine robust durability with surprising speed. They are exceptionally bold athletes that quickly acclimate to their habitat, spending their days actively patrolling the stadium floor, navigating low-lying hardscape, and hunting down micro-prey right out in the open.

The Performance Stats:

• Stark Graphic Contrast: The striking white-on-blue color block pattern offers massive visual presence against dark soils and lush green moss.
• Fearless Fan Engagement: A highly confident locale that shrinks away from hiding spots, choosing instead to stay active and visible throughout the day.
• Agile Heavyweight: Possesses the robust, forgiving hardiness of the tinctorius family, packaged into a slightly sleeker, highly active frame.

Important Product Note: Because live animals feature entirely unique, organic patterning, your frog's exact color splitting and leg spots will vary slightly from the stock images shown. Adult tinctorius can become highly territorial; we recommend housing them as single pairs. In alignment with responsible husbandry, do not mix different locales or morphs of dart frogs within the same enclosure.

The Playbook (Specifications)

• Classification: Dendrobates tinctorius ("Oyapock" Locale)
• Life Stage / Age: Healthy, well-started juveniles (Unsexed)
• Average Mature Size: 1.5" to 1.75" Inches
• Dietary Requirements: Strictly micro-invertebrates. Staple diet of flightless fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) and springtails dusted with high-quality calcium and vitamin supplements.
• Environmental Sweet Spot: Terrestrial focus. Requires warm tropical temperatures of 70°F–80°F (21°C–26°C) and consistent, high humidity levels of 70%–90%.