Fulguritus pattern
Its dark back lights up with high-contrast yellow or orange bands.
Andinobates fulguritus
Yellow-bellied poison frog
Seasonal shifts
Between the dry and rainy seasons, it shifts height in the forest and its chemical profile changes as well.
Nurse trees
It clusters around large, old trees that support epiphytes, bromeliads, and high-quality refuges.
Transporting father
The male guards the eggs on the ground and later carries the tadpoles to water-filled bromeliads.
Distribution
In Colombia it is known from Choco and Risaralda, within a broader range that continues into Panama.