Dendrobates facts for kids
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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.
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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) |
See also
In Spanish: Dendrobates para niños
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