Like most other Ranitomeya species, R. imitator has a mild toxicity compared to other poison dart frogs. It produces the potent pumiliotoxin B, but its small size limits the amount of poison it can secrete.
Ranitomeya imitator, like many other Ranitomeya species, has a mild toxicity when compared to other poison dart frogs. It produces the potent pumiliotoxin B; however, due to its small size, it cannot secrete enough venom to be lethal.