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title: "Waldbaumsteiger"
description: "Oophaga sylvatica — Amphibien. Oophaga sylvatica, the kiki poison dart frog or little devil frog, it is also sometimes known as its Spanish name diablito, is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae found in Southwestern Colombia and Northwestern Ecuador."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/little-devil-poison-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Waldbaumsteiger

> Oophaga sylvatica — Amphibien. Oophaga sylvatica, the kiki poison dart frog or little devil frog, it is also sometimes known as its Spanish name diablito, is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae found in Southwestern Colombia and Northwestern Ecuador.

- Scientific name: *Oophaga sylvatica*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibien)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `jungle` (Dschungel)
- iNaturalist observations: 745
- Wikidata: [Q1936176](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1936176)
- iNaturalist taxon: [66280](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/66280)

## Names

- en: Little Devil Poison Frog
- de: Waldbaumsteiger
- es: Diablito

## Countries with the most observations

EC (464), CO (160)

## Summary

Oophaga sylvatica, the kiki poison dart frog or little devil frog, it is also sometimes known as its Spanish name diablito, is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae found in Southwestern Colombia and Northwestern Ecuador. Its natural habitat is lowland and submontane rainforest; it can, however, survive in moderately degraded areas, at least in the more humid parts of its range. It is a very common frog in Colombia, but has disappeared from much of its Ecuadorian range. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation) and agricultural pollution and sometimes seen in the international pet trade.
This species…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oophaga_sylvatica

## Photo

![Waldbaumsteiger](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/little-devil-poison-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philipp Hoenle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100494502

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/little-devil-poison-frog?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).