Dendrobates

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Dendrobates is a genus of poison dart frogs which are protected by warning colouration. They are highly poisonous.

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Dendrobates leucomelas
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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]
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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Dendrobates auratus

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