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title: "Yellow-headed Poison Dart Frog"
description: "Dendrobates leucomelas — Anfíbios. The yellow-banded poison dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas), also known as yellow-headed poison dart frog or bumblebee poison frog, is a poison dart frog from the genus Dendrobates of the family Dendrobatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/yellow-headed-poison-dart-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Yellow-headed Poison Dart Frog

> Dendrobates leucomelas — Anfíbios. The yellow-banded poison dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas), also known as yellow-headed poison dart frog or bumblebee poison frog, is a poison dart frog from the genus Dendrobates of the family Dendrobatidae.

- Scientific name: *Dendrobates leucomelas*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 583
- Wikidata: [Q615690](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q615690)
- iNaturalist taxon: [21150](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/21150)

## Names

- en: Yellow-headed Poison Dart Frog
- de: Gelbgebänderter Baumsteiger
- es: Sapito Minero
- fr: Dendrobate à bandes jaunes
- nl: Bijengifkikker
- pl: Drzewołaz żółtopasy

## Countries with the most observations

VE (44), GY (28), BR (9), CO (5)

## Summary

The yellow-banded poison dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas), also known as yellow-headed poison dart frog or bumblebee poison frog, is a poison dart frog from the genus Dendrobates of the family Dendrobatidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-banded_poison_dart_frog

## Photo

![Yellow-headed Poison Dart Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-headed-poison-dart-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Whaldener Endo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189570579

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-headed-poison-dart-frog?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).