Phyllobates bicolor: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Phyllobates bicolor lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Phyllobates bicolor
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Dendrobatidae

Where does the Phyllobates bicolor live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Phyllobates bicolor in 1 country or territory across South America.

Colombia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Phyllobates bicolor endangered?

The Phyllobates bicolor’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Phyllobates bicolor?

The Phyllobates bicolor (Phyllobates bicolor) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Dendrobatidae, genus Phyllobates. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Phyllobates bicolor

Phyllobates bicolor, or more commonly referred to as the black-legged poison dart frog, is the world's second-most toxic dart frog. Under the genus Phyllobates, this organism is often mistaken as Phyllobates terribilis, the golden poison frog, as both are morphologically similar. However, Phyllobates bicolor is identifiable by the yellow or orange body and black or dark blue forelimbs and hindlegs, hence the name black-legged dart frog. Phyllobates bicolor are commonly found in tropical forests of the Chocó region of Colombia. The diurnal frogs live along the rainforest ground near streams or puddles that form. Notably, P. bicolor is a member of the family Dendrobatidae, or poison dart frog. P. bicolor, along with the rest of the Phyllobates species, produce a neurotoxin known as a batrachotoxin that inhibits specific transmembrane channels in cells. Due to this highly deadly toxin that the frogs secrete, many indigenous groups of the Colombian rainforest have extracted the toxins to create poison tipped darts used for hunting. During the breeding period, P. bicolor emits high pitched single notes as a mating call. As in all poison dart frogs, it is common for the father of tadpoles to carry the offspring on his back until they reach a suitable location for the tadpoles to develop. P. bicolor is an endangered species according to the IUCN red list. Currently, deforestation, habitat loss, and pollution pose the biggest threat to the species. Limited conservation efforts have been attempted to prevent further damage to the species. Despite this, there are still institutions such as the Baltimore National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland and the Tatamá National Natural Park in Colombia that are engaged in P. bicolor conservation efforts such as captive breeding.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Phyllobates bicolor (revision 1369642873), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q141616 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).