[1] In 2006 Grant et al. revised the systematics of poison dart frogs and placed many species formerly classified in the genera Dendrobates, Minyobates and Phyllobates in Ranitomeya.

[3] Ranitomeya and Andinobates frogs can be distinguished from those in genera such as Dendrobates in that they are generally smaller, have more than two colors, and seem to glitter if viewed from certain angles.

Ranitomeya is widespread in the Amazon basin, whereas Andinobates species are found only in the northern Andes down to Central America.

[3] Some species, such as R. Variabilis, in the genus exhibit tadpoles transport and cannibalistic behavior.

[5][6][7] There are currently 16 accepted species in the genus Ranitomeya:[1][8] Dendrobates rubrocephalus Schulte, 1999 is placed here Incertae Sedis.