Yellow-banded poison dart frog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the yellow-banded poison dart frog lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dendrobates leucomelas
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Dendrobatidae

Where does the yellow-banded poison dart frog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the yellow-banded poison dart frog in 2 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Ilha Majari, Venezuela.

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 yellow-banded poison dart frog endangered?

The yellow-banded poison dart frog’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the yellow-banded poison dart frog?

The yellow-banded poison dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Dendrobatidae, genus Dendrobates. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the yellow-banded poison dart frog

The yellow-banded poison dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas), also known as yellow-headed poison dart frog or bumblebee poison frog, is a poison dart frog from the genus Dendrobates of the family Dendrobatidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yellow-banded poison dart frog (revision 1351022384), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q615690 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).