Scientific Name:  Ranitomeya variabilis

Site Information:  INIBICO

Common Name:  Variabilis

Native Habitat:  North-Eastern Peru

Sexual Maturity:  ~ 8 -10 months (Males can call as early as 5 months)

Average Size:  ~ .5 - .75 inches

Description:  A frog that can be very bold in the right enclosures, does well communally in female heavy groups.  An arboreal species that spends a lot of time up in the tree tops among bromeliads, it is found in higher elevations and as such temperatures in the low to mid 70's are best but many keep them in tanks with higher temperatures.  Tanks that have cascading bromeliads are suggested, as these are the perfect tanks for this species.  This particular morph is a metallic green/yellow with black dots covering the dorsal surface of its body.  Males have a low vibrating call, and females tend to be larger than the males.  The more densely planted their environment the safer the frogs will feel and the more likely they are to be out and about.