Dendrobates
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| Dendrobates leucomelas | |
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| Genus: | Dendrobates |
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Dendrobates is a genus of poison dart frogs which are protected by warning colouration. They are highly poisonous.
The yellow-banded poison dart frog, Dendrobates leucomelas, is one of the most common species, found in the northern part of South America in Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil.
| Common name | Binomial name and authority[1] |
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| Green and black poison dart frog | Dendrobates auratus (Girard, 1855) |
| Yellow-banded poison dart frog | Dendrobates leucomelas (Steindachner, 1864) |
| Rockstone poison dart frog | Dendrobates nubeculosus (Jungfer and Böhme, 2004) |
| Dyeing poison dart frog | Dendrobates tinctorius (Cuvier, 1797) |
| Yellow-striped poison dart frog | Dendrobates truncatus (Cope, 1861) |
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- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Dendrobates Wagler, 1830". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
