Erick Gargantiel is an amateur photographer and hobbyist but above all, an animal-lover with a keen interest in amphibians. By no means an expert, but have kept various species of poison dart frogs (Dendrobatidae) endemic to several Central and South American locales since 2002.
The TailsandToepads name is inspired by the two main stages of amphibians in their life cycle - the metamorphosis, if you will.
This website is intended to be a corner of the web that allows me to showcase my pet collection and share the many photographs of various frog species I’ve encountered and/or currently work with in the poison dart frog hobby. I hope it can be a source of information, inspiration, or ideas, for your own hobby and interests.
Thank you for stopping by. Enjoy!
Puerto Rico 2008
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The photographs contained on this, and any other site under the tailsandtoepads.com domain, are the property of Erick Gargantiel and are protected by United States and International copyright laws. All copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property rights in this site, are the sole property of Erick Gargantiel.
All Photographs on tailsandtoepads.com are copyrighted.
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