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Yellow Banded Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates Leucomelas)
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Description: D. leucomelas,The Yellow-banded poison dart frog (also known as yellow-headed poison dart frog and bumblebee poison frog), Dendrobates leucomelas, is a poison dart frog from the Dendrobates genus of the Dendrobatidae family.D. leucomelas is found in the northern part of continent of South America, most notably in Venezuela. It is also found in parts of Guyana, Brazil and the extreme eastern most part of Colombia. This amphibian is normally found in very humid conditions in tropical rain forests, close to fresh water. It is often found on flat rocks, trees, plants (notably, bromeliads) and the leaf litter of the forest floor. During the dry season, specimens are known to congregate in damper places such as under rocks or fallen tree trunks.Leucomelas is one of the largest species in the genus Dendrobates, with a snout to vent length of between 3.1 centimetres (1.2 in) to 5 centimetres (2.0 in). Average adult size, however, rarely exceeds 4 centimetres (1.6 in). Their average weight is reported as being around 3 grams (0.0066 lb). Males tend to be slightly smaller than the females. Like most poison dart frogs, Dendrobates leucomelas has evolved aposematic colouration as a warning to potential predators that they will make an unpalatable or toxic meal. Predominantly, these frogs have a bright yellow colouration with varying amounts of broad black stripes and/or spots that extend over the whole body. They have glandular adhesive pads on their toes (which aid in climbing and positioning) and, in common with other species in their order, they have a short, protrudable, unnotched, sticky tongue, which extends to catch prey. They are known to be fiercely territorial with surprising ferocity for a creature of their size. is known to have one of the loudest calls among poison dart frogs; theirs can be heard from some distance and is described as an innocent-sounding, birdlike trill. D. leucomalas, as with all frogs, can also call to attract members of the opposite s*x.
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Date: 9/6/2011
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