Yellow-Banded Poison Dart Frog
Dendrobates Leucomelas
Scientific Name
Yellow-Banded Poison Dart Frog: Dendrobates Leucomelas
Distribution and Habitat
Geographic Range
The yellow-banded poison dart frogs can be found in South America, primarily in northern Brazil, Guyana, southeastern Colombia and venezuela
Natural Habitat
Yellow- Banded Poison Dart Frogs prefer humid or wet habitats and are found in forest soil in moist stones, wet tree trunks and roots of rainforest trees. Tadpoles can be found in epiphyte plants such as bromeliads.
Physical Characteristics
Quick Facts
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Yellow-banded poison dart frogs, also know as poison arrow frogs, have been so named due to the indigenous tribes using their secreted toxins to poison the tips of their darts for hunting.
Conservation Status
Least Concern: The Yellow-Banded Poison Dart Frog is common or abundant and is likely to survive in the wild.
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Diet
Insectivore
Yellow-Banded Poison Dart Frogs are largely insectivorous, eating mailing ants, termites, tiny beetles, crickets and spiders. They spend most of their time foraging for food since their prey is so small. One major food source in the wild that may provide chemicals to synthesize the skin toxins are formacine ants.
