Within the reptile and amphibian hobby, D. auratus remains one of the most commonly kept, and easiest-to-breed, dart frogs in captivity, as well as in zoos.

However, most often, green-and-black poison dart frogs have a highly variable, spotted or banded pattern in vivid mint-green coloration, but this can also be a darker green, forest-green, lime, emerald, turquoise, or even blue, whitish or pale yellow.

The very small amount of poison the frog possesses is enough to make a human heart stop beating.

[8][9][10] The green-and-black poison dart frog is semi-arboreal, hunting, courting, and sleeping in the trees.

Like other dart frogs, they spend much time in the shallow pools of water created in the cup-like leaves of bromeliad plants.

Captive female green-and-black poison dart frogs are known to fight amongst themselves in the presence of calling males.

Green-and-black poison dart frogs are popular exotic pets due to their small size, bright colors, and intriguing behavior.