Dendrobates tinctorius

gzustak · Post by **gzustak** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:04 pm

Hello All, I have returned under a new username. You may remember me as "Lacerta". Or, maybe not. Anyway, been busy with the demands of life in general but hope to get into some macro photography. Here's a picture of a poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) shot in one of my vivariums. I used a Sony W100 (8.1mp) in macro mode, handheld. Cropped severely. Hope to have a "real" macro setup under the tree this Christmas.

George

Bill D · Post by **Bill D** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:55 pm

Neat! I always thought they were black and green. The blue really shows here. Do you happen to own a Blowgun? I heard if you dip the.... well nevermind. LOL

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 6:46 pm

Pretty good image there George, glad to see ya back

. I had to check out the DSC W100 since I too have a couple of the Sony DSC series cameras. Looks a bit like my W5.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 9:45 pm

welcome George, I love these frogs. It is amazing how small they are. Nice Cryptanthus he is sitting on also...I have about six of those in my collection of plants

gzustak · Post by **gzustak** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 5:40 am

Thanks All. Bill: You are probably refering to D. auratus which is green and black. The frog used by the Cholo indians in northwest Columbia to poison their blowgun darts is Phyllobates terribilis.

This one is a juvenile. I have four in my collection that I hope to breed.

Yes Ken, The W100 is a definate improvement over what I was using. With the Steady Pix adapter it takes pretty decent pictures throw the microscope too.

Beetleman. You know your bromeliads ! It is a Cryptanthus but don't know the species. The guy I bought it from called it a "Mystic". I use many different broms in my frog tanks. Mostly epiphytes like Tillandsia, Neoregelia, etc. They do so well in terrarriums.
George