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CENTRAL / SOUTH AMERICAN POISONOUS
FROGS
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Phyllobates bicolor
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Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Phyllobates
Species: bicolor
Common Names
Black-Legged Poison-Arrow Frog , Black-Legged Poison Frog , Neara
, Two-Toned Poison Frog , Two-Toned Arrow-Poison Frog
Countries
Colombia
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Species Distribution Map
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Photo copyright Shin
Sugiyama |
Taxonomy and Biology
Adult length: 32mm
Description
Head and body dorsum and flanks are golden yellow to bright orange
( occasionally bright reddish orange ). Upper arms are usually mainly
yellow or orange but lower arms and hind legs are usually black with
some small blue or green dots, spots or speckling. Some specimens have
a yellow to orange wash of pigment on the arms and legs. Head venter
and ventral body surface is mainly black with some yellowish or orange
spotting
Habitat
Mainly lowland humid rainforest but some specimens have been recorded
at elevation of about 1500 metres.
Habits
Diurnal and terrestrial frog.
Prey
Feeds mainly on ants.
Poison Activity
Poison Type: Batrachotoxins, Histrionicotoxins,
Decahydroquinolines, Indolizidines
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