AHB Series 20 – Dyeing Poison Dart Frog – Dendrobates tinctorius | Frog

A JEWEL WITH A WARNING · bright means toxic

A Series of Laugh and Grow

Real animals, reimagined plump and cheerful — painted in lifelike detail, sculpted impossibly cute.

Chubby & Full of Character

Rounded, soft and undeniably cute — yet every scale, wrinkle and marking is hand-painted true to the real animal. The reaction it gets in person is always the same: so detailed, and so adorable.

Ready to Display

A single, sturdy hand-painted piece — no assembly, no fuss. Set it on a desk or shelf and it holds its happy pose, ready to collect and show off.

Colors That Say ‘Beware’

Its brilliant patterning is aposematic — warning coloration — advertising the toxins in its skin so predators learn to leave it well alone. Beauty here is a survival strategy.

Toxic Only in the Wild

Dart frogs get their toxins from the tiny wild insects they eat; frogs raised in captivity, on a different diet, are essentially non-toxic — the poison comes from the pantry, not the frog itself.

Every One Unique

The dyeing dart frog varies enormously across its range, with many local color forms — no two populations wear quite the same pattern of blue and gold.

Small but Bold

Active by day and utterly unafraid thanks to its chemical defense, this little frog struts openly across the forest floor — here rounded into a plump, jewel-bright figure.