Dendrobatoidea
Superfamily of amphibians
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The Dendrobatoidea are a superfamily of frogs.[1] This group is found in the Neotropics and has the largest diversity of alkaloids among all amphibians. These alkaloids show up in the skin by one of three ways: de novo biosynthesis, direct sequestration, or metabolic transformation.[2]
| Dendrobatoidea | |
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| Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus" | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Superfamily: | Dendrobatoidea Cope, 1865 |
| Families | |
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Taxonomy
Families:
- Aromobatidae (Grant et al., 2006)
- Dendrobatidae (Cope, 1865)
