This genus has been restricted to five species which are distributed throughout southern Central America and northern South America. These species are typically large (>25 mm SVL), aposematic, and toxic.
Species contained:
- Dendrobates auratusGirard, 1855
- Dendrobates nubeculosusJungfer and Bohme, 2005
- Dendrobates tinctoriusCuvier, 1797
- Dendrobates truncatusCope, 1861