(Dendrobates leucomelas)
There are two yellow and blue poison dart frogs (Dendrobates tinctorius); and four yellow-banded poison dart frogs (Dendrobates leucomelas) at the Zoo.
Diet includes ants, termites, crickets, small beetles, spiders and occasionally frog tadpoles.
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List status
The wild population of these species is not known. However, the destruction of rainforest habitat by fires and by humans for farmland has contributed to the decreasing numbers. The illegal pet trade has also negatively impacted their existence.
