Auratus Morphs

The “Green & White” D. auratus is a medium size auratus and can be quite bold.  Pattern and color  is quite variable and can range from green to turquoise.  The white takes time to come in and lightens as they get older. The frogs of this morph in the hobby originate from a pair of exceptionally patterned auratus from an unknown locality in Panama that came in through SNDF in 2009. Some hobbyists note similarity with green and bronze, highland bronze, or capira integrades. However, as a best practice, hobbyists have maintained this line separately, only pairing up individuals with “SNDF 2009 Green and White” lineage. 

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This morph closely resembles the campana morph but is from a different population in Panama. It was imported by SNDF in the mid 2000s. This morph has larger blotches of brown and cream than does the typical campana morph. The Low River morph also has small hints of blue coloring in its pattern. 

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In the hilly Campana region of Panama, there exists a small brown and cream colored auratus that has been very frequently imported into the hobby. This morph has been called by different names such as ‘chocolate auratus’ and ‘Kahlua and cream auratus.’ In its natural habitat, this morph experiences a pronounced dry season where it hunkers down under rocks and deep in the leaf litter to survive. It is for this reason why this morph is prone to hide and seem shy. 

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This morph of auratus could be considered a ‘Capira Integrade’ but two lines of this morph have been well established in the hobby as ‘camo’ or camouflage’ auratus. 

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Often times, when campana/capira region auratus are imported into the hobby, there are a small number of uniquely patterned individuals that do not fit into the expected phenotype s of campana or capira auratus. These individuals are usually separated out of the group because they look different, and paired together. These individuals represent the many integrade areas of the campana/capira region where highly variable morphs of auratus overlap. Auratus from this region are not extensively studied and populations are not clearly defined. It is a suggested best practice to refer to these unique auratus as ‘Capira Integrades’ and keep them separated by import year since we do not know what wild populations they represent. 

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The morph of auratus in the hobby that goes by the name ‘Capira’ is a small black morph with small green speckles. It came entered the hobby in 2007 by Simply Natural Dart Frogs. It has sometimes been referred to as ‘speckled auratus,’ but the name ‘Capira’ has stuck. It originates in or around Capira, Panama, a region with highly variable and integrade populations of auratus. 

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In 2013 some auratus came in from Panama labeled as ‘Black Capira.’ These auartus are black with subtle small markings of very dark green. These frogs were collected near Capira, Panama, a region with highly variable and integrade populations of auratus. Other black auratus from imports in 2010, 2011, and other years are likely representative of the same population. 

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Throughout the 2000’s some solid colored black auratus have come into the hobby, thought to be from La Chorrera, Panama. This morph is rather rare in the hobby as when they did come in, it was in small numbers. There is also a chance that various import years of this morph are in fact what we now know to be ‘Black Capira.’

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Another Caribe morph of auratus from Panama. These individuals entered the hobby in 2013 and originate from the Bocas del Toro province of Panama. These frogs were noted to be significantly large for an auratus. They are bold and show the typical green and black pattern of the Caribe morph, however a range of green to turquoise hues exist among individuals due to natural variability.

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This Caribe morph of auratus is from in and around Portobelo Panama. It is named after the area in Panama, not the mushroom, hence the spelling. It was imported in 2011 and established by SNDF. It is a large, bold, green & black morph.

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