Yellow and black poison dart frog perched on a branch, with a blurred natural background.
Two yellow and black poison dart frogs rest on a rock with a blurred, earthy background.

Yellow-headed poison frog

Our army of yellow-headed poison frogs can be found in our tropical house.

Yellow headed poison frogDendrobates leucomelas

  • Class:

    Amphibian

  • Order:

    Anura

  • Family:

    Dendrobatidae

About the yellow-headed poison frog

These frogs typically live in the tropical rainforests of Venezuela, Guyana, and parts of Brazil and can also be known as the yellow-banded poison dart frog.

Their bright colours are not for camouflage, they are for warning predators, basically saying 'don't eat me'.

Conservation

There are captive breeding programmes in place and also processes for habitat protection.

Interesting facts