Taxonomy
Dart frogs are the focus of major phylogenetic studies, and undergo taxonomic changes frequently. Family Dendrobatidae was revised taxonomically in 2006 and contains 12 genera, with about 170 species.
| Genus name and authority | Common name | Species |
|---|---|---|
| Adelphobates (Grant, et al., 2006) | 3 | |
| Ameerega (Bauer, 1986) | 31 | |
| Colostethus (Cope, 1866) | Rocket frogs | 21 |
| Dendrobates (Wagler, 1830) | Poison dart frogs | 5 |
| Epipedobates (Myers, 1987) | Phantasmal poison frogs | 6 |
| Excidobates (Twomey and Brown, 2008) | 2 | |
| Hyloxalus (Jiménez de la Espada, 1870) | 58 | |
| Minyobates (Myers, 1987) | 1 | |
| Oophaga (Bauer, 1994) | 9 | |
| Phyllobates (Duméril and Bibron, 1841) | Golden poison frogs | 6 |
| Ranitomeya (Bauer, 1986) | Thumbnail dart frogs | 33 |
| Silverstoneia (Grant, et al., 2006) | 3 |
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