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Phyllobates bicolor, Santa Cecilia, Colombia Out of the ~130 species of poison dart frogs (family Dendrobatidae), only 4 are truly deserving of the &quot;dart&quot; part of the name. Meaning, their poisoneous secretion is documented to have been dipped in darts to aid in hunting. This species most certainly is an elite member, it&#039;s the 2nd most poisenous frog in the world. Endangered, rarely photographed in the wild.<br /> <br /> Like most poison dart frogs, this species is variable. It ranges between orange and yellow, with yellow being more typical.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144472/phyllobates_bicolor_-_side_view_santa_cecilia_colombia.html" title="Phyllobates bicolor - side view, Santa Cecilia, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/144472_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=ZhCoZEoFWI%2BZfcScCaZ3qc6KRTw%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Phyllobates bicolor - side view, Santa Cecilia, Colombia Out of the ~130 species of poison dart frogs (family Dendrobatidae), only 4 are truly deserving of the &quot;dart&quot; part of the name. Meaning, their poisoneous secretion is documented to have been dipped in darts to aid in hunting. This species most certainly is an elite member, it&#039;s the 2nd most poisenous frog in the world. Endangered, rarely photographed in the wild.<br /> <br /> Like most poison dart frogs, this species is variable. It ranges between orange and yellow, with yellow being more typical.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144471/phyllobates_bicolor_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144473/phyllobates_bicolor_-_posing_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144474/phyllobates_bicolor_-_full_body_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144475/phyllobates_bicolor_-_on_moss_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144476/phyllobates_bicolor_-_head_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144477/phyllobates_bicolor_-_closeup_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html Black-legged Poison Frog,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Phyllobates bicolor,Santa Cecilia,South America,Summer,Tatam&aacute; National Natural Park,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144473/phyllobates_bicolor_-_posing_santa_cecilia_colombia.html" title="Phyllobates bicolor - posing, Santa Cecilia, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/144473_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=fRzgsbKDNG7RvRcu5chBYXMfV%2FI%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Phyllobates bicolor - posing, Santa Cecilia, Colombia Out of the ~130 species of poison dart frogs (family Dendrobatidae), only 4 are truly deserving of the &quot;dart&quot; part of the name. Meaning, their poisoneous secretion is documented to have been dipped in darts to aid in hunting. This species most certainly is an elite member, it&#039;s the 2nd most poisenous frog in the world. Endangered, rarely photographed in the wild.<br /> <br /> Like most poison dart frogs, this species is variable. It ranges between orange and yellow, with yellow being more typical.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144471/phyllobates_bicolor_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144472/phyllobates_bicolor_-_side_view_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144474/phyllobates_bicolor_-_full_body_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144475/phyllobates_bicolor_-_on_moss_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144476/phyllobates_bicolor_-_head_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144477/phyllobates_bicolor_-_closeup_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html Black-legged Poison Frog,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Phyllobates bicolor,Santa Cecilia,South America,Summer,Tatam&aacute; National Natural Park,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144474/phyllobates_bicolor_-_full_body_santa_cecilia_colombia.html" title="Phyllobates bicolor - full body, Santa Cecilia, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/144474_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=5IXv9IDZUov%2Bb0z%2FFmo1GxDxMdA%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Phyllobates bicolor - full body, Santa Cecilia, Colombia Out of the ~130 species of poison dart frogs (family Dendrobatidae), only 4 are truly deserving of the &quot;dart&quot; part of the name. Meaning, their poisoneous secretion is documented to have been dipped in darts to aid in hunting. This species most certainly is an elite member, it&#039;s the 2nd most poisenous frog in the world. Endangered, rarely photographed in the wild.<br /> <br /> Like most poison dart frogs, this species is variable. It ranges between orange and yellow, with yellow being more typical.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144471/phyllobates_bicolor_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144472/phyllobates_bicolor_-_side_view_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144473/phyllobates_bicolor_-_posing_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144475/phyllobates_bicolor_-_on_moss_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144476/phyllobates_bicolor_-_head_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144477/phyllobates_bicolor_-_closeup_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html Black-legged Poison Frog,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Phyllobates bicolor,Santa Cecilia,South America,Summer,Tatam&aacute; National Natural Park,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144475/phyllobates_bicolor_-_on_moss_santa_cecilia_colombia.html" title="Phyllobates bicolor - on moss, Santa Cecilia, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/144475_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=pV01rJzmnjhp1Ev8zzguymfvsOc%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Phyllobates bicolor - on moss, Santa Cecilia, Colombia Out of the ~130 species of poison dart frogs (family Dendrobatidae), only 4 are truly deserving of the &quot;dart&quot; part of the name. Meaning, their poisoneous secretion is documented to have been dipped in darts to aid in hunting. This species most certainly is an elite member, it&#039;s the 2nd most poisenous frog in the world. Endangered, rarely photographed in the wild.<br /> <br /> Like most poison dart frogs, this species is variable. It ranges between orange and yellow, with yellow being more typical.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144471/phyllobates_bicolor_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144472/phyllobates_bicolor_-_side_view_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144473/phyllobates_bicolor_-_posing_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144474/phyllobates_bicolor_-_full_body_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144476/phyllobates_bicolor_-_head_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144477/phyllobates_bicolor_-_closeup_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html Black-legged Poison Frog,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Phyllobates bicolor,Santa Cecilia,South America,Summer,Tatam&aacute; National Natural Park,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144476/phyllobates_bicolor_-_head_santa_cecilia_colombia.html" title="Phyllobates bicolor - head, Santa Cecilia, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/144476_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=cpdsd7Ju7DRSICA9DOGud326xLM%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Phyllobates bicolor - head, Santa Cecilia, Colombia Out of the ~130 species of poison dart frogs (family Dendrobatidae), only 4 are truly deserving of the &quot;dart&quot; part of the name. Meaning, their poisoneous secretion is documented to have been dipped in darts to aid in hunting. This species most certainly is an elite member, it&#039;s the 2nd most poisenous frog in the world. Endangered, rarely photographed in the wild.<br /> <br /> Like most poison dart frogs, this species is variable. It ranges between orange and yellow, with yellow being more typical.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144471/phyllobates_bicolor_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144472/phyllobates_bicolor_-_side_view_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144473/phyllobates_bicolor_-_posing_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144474/phyllobates_bicolor_-_full_body_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144475/phyllobates_bicolor_-_on_moss_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144477/phyllobates_bicolor_-_closeup_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html Black-legged Poison Frog,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Phyllobates bicolor,Santa Cecilia,South America,Summer,Tatam&aacute; National Natural Park,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144477/phyllobates_bicolor_-_closeup_santa_cecilia_colombia.html" title="Phyllobates bicolor - closeup, Santa Cecilia, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/144477_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=GyUXC%2BVK5Fg%2Fs%2B%2BN%2B%2BUc6YXxkmA%3D" width="200" height="172" alt="Phyllobates bicolor - closeup, Santa Cecilia, Colombia Out of the ~130 species of poison dart frogs (family Dendrobatidae), only 4 are truly deserving of the &quot;dart&quot; part of the name. Meaning, their poisoneous secretion is documented to have been dipped in darts to aid in hunting. This species most certainly is an elite member, it&#039;s the 2nd most poisenous frog in the world. Endangered, rarely photographed in the wild.<br /> <br /> Like most poison dart frogs, this species is variable. It ranges between orange and yellow, with yellow being more typical.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144471/phyllobates_bicolor_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144472/phyllobates_bicolor_-_side_view_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144473/phyllobates_bicolor_-_posing_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144474/phyllobates_bicolor_-_full_body_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144475/phyllobates_bicolor_-_on_moss_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144476/phyllobates_bicolor_-_head_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html Black-legged Poison Frog,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Phyllobates bicolor,Santa Cecilia,South America,Summer,Tatam&aacute; National Natural Park,World" /></a></figure> Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Phyllobates bicolor,Santa Cecilia,South America,Summer,Tatamá National Natural Park,World Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Phyllobates bicolor, Santa Cecilia, Colombia

Out of the ~130 species of poison dart frogs (family Dendrobatidae), only 4 are truly deserving of the "dart" part of the name. Meaning, their poisoneous secretion is documented to have been dipped in darts to aid in hunting. This species most certainly is an elite member, it's the 2nd most poisenous frog in the world. Endangered, rarely photographed in the wild.

Like most poison dart frogs, this species is variable. It ranges between orange and yellow, with yellow being more typical.

Phyllobates bicolor - side view, Santa Cecilia, Colombia Out of the ~130 species of poison dart frogs (family Dendrobatidae), only 4 are truly deserving of the "dart" part of the name. Meaning, their poisoneous secretion is documented to have been dipped in darts to aid in hunting. This species most certainly is an elite member, it's the 2nd most poisenous frog in the world. Endangered, rarely photographed in the wild.<br /> <br /> Like most poison dart frogs, this species is variable. It ranges between orange and yellow, with yellow being more typical.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144471/phyllobates_bicolor_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144473/phyllobates_bicolor_-_posing_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144474/phyllobates_bicolor_-_full_body_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144475/phyllobates_bicolor_-_on_moss_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144476/phyllobates_bicolor_-_head_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144477/phyllobates_bicolor_-_closeup_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html Black-legged Poison Frog,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Phyllobates bicolor,Santa Cecilia,South America,Summer,Tatamá National Natural Park,World

Phyllobates bicolor - posing, Santa Cecilia, Colombia Out of the ~130 species of poison dart frogs (family Dendrobatidae), only 4 are truly deserving of the "dart" part of the name. Meaning, their poisoneous secretion is documented to have been dipped in darts to aid in hunting. This species most certainly is an elite member, it's the 2nd most poisenous frog in the world. Endangered, rarely photographed in the wild.<br /> <br /> Like most poison dart frogs, this species is variable. It ranges between orange and yellow, with yellow being more typical.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144471/phyllobates_bicolor_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144472/phyllobates_bicolor_-_side_view_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144474/phyllobates_bicolor_-_full_body_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144475/phyllobates_bicolor_-_on_moss_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144476/phyllobates_bicolor_-_head_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144477/phyllobates_bicolor_-_closeup_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html Black-legged Poison Frog,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Phyllobates bicolor,Santa Cecilia,South America,Summer,Tatamá National Natural Park,World

Phyllobates bicolor - full body, Santa Cecilia, Colombia Out of the ~130 species of poison dart frogs (family Dendrobatidae), only 4 are truly deserving of the "dart" part of the name. Meaning, their poisoneous secretion is documented to have been dipped in darts to aid in hunting. This species most certainly is an elite member, it's the 2nd most poisenous frog in the world. Endangered, rarely photographed in the wild.<br /> <br /> Like most poison dart frogs, this species is variable. It ranges between orange and yellow, with yellow being more typical.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144471/phyllobates_bicolor_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144472/phyllobates_bicolor_-_side_view_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144473/phyllobates_bicolor_-_posing_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144475/phyllobates_bicolor_-_on_moss_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144476/phyllobates_bicolor_-_head_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144477/phyllobates_bicolor_-_closeup_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html Black-legged Poison Frog,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Phyllobates bicolor,Santa Cecilia,South America,Summer,Tatamá National Natural Park,World

Phyllobates bicolor - on moss, Santa Cecilia, Colombia Out of the ~130 species of poison dart frogs (family Dendrobatidae), only 4 are truly deserving of the "dart" part of the name. Meaning, their poisoneous secretion is documented to have been dipped in darts to aid in hunting. This species most certainly is an elite member, it's the 2nd most poisenous frog in the world. Endangered, rarely photographed in the wild.<br /> <br /> Like most poison dart frogs, this species is variable. It ranges between orange and yellow, with yellow being more typical.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144471/phyllobates_bicolor_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144472/phyllobates_bicolor_-_side_view_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144473/phyllobates_bicolor_-_posing_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144474/phyllobates_bicolor_-_full_body_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144476/phyllobates_bicolor_-_head_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144477/phyllobates_bicolor_-_closeup_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html Black-legged Poison Frog,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Phyllobates bicolor,Santa Cecilia,South America,Summer,Tatamá National Natural Park,World

Phyllobates bicolor - head, Santa Cecilia, Colombia Out of the ~130 species of poison dart frogs (family Dendrobatidae), only 4 are truly deserving of the "dart" part of the name. Meaning, their poisoneous secretion is documented to have been dipped in darts to aid in hunting. This species most certainly is an elite member, it's the 2nd most poisenous frog in the world. Endangered, rarely photographed in the wild.<br /> <br /> Like most poison dart frogs, this species is variable. It ranges between orange and yellow, with yellow being more typical.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144471/phyllobates_bicolor_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144472/phyllobates_bicolor_-_side_view_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144473/phyllobates_bicolor_-_posing_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144474/phyllobates_bicolor_-_full_body_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144475/phyllobates_bicolor_-_on_moss_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144477/phyllobates_bicolor_-_closeup_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html Black-legged Poison Frog,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Phyllobates bicolor,Santa Cecilia,South America,Summer,Tatamá National Natural Park,World

Phyllobates bicolor - closeup, Santa Cecilia, Colombia Out of the ~130 species of poison dart frogs (family Dendrobatidae), only 4 are truly deserving of the "dart" part of the name. Meaning, their poisoneous secretion is documented to have been dipped in darts to aid in hunting. This species most certainly is an elite member, it's the 2nd most poisenous frog in the world. Endangered, rarely photographed in the wild.<br /> <br /> Like most poison dart frogs, this species is variable. It ranges between orange and yellow, with yellow being more typical.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144471/phyllobates_bicolor_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144472/phyllobates_bicolor_-_side_view_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144473/phyllobates_bicolor_-_posing_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144474/phyllobates_bicolor_-_full_body_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144475/phyllobates_bicolor_-_on_moss_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144476/phyllobates_bicolor_-_head_santa_cecilia_colobmia.html Black-legged Poison Frog,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Phyllobates bicolor,Santa Cecilia,South America,Summer,Tatamá National Natural Park,World

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    It always shocks me when I see people handling poisonous frogs with their bare hands. Did your guide do this? Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      No, he used gloves. But I've seen guides do it with bare hands. Note that these frogs may or may not secrete their poison, I think they very often don't. Still, it's absolutely a best practice to use gloves, also to not transmit anything harmful from you to the frog. Posted 2 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Good point! They are such sensitive creatures. Posted 2 years ago

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The Black-legged Poison Frog

"Phyllobates bicolor", or more commonly referred to as the black-legged poison dart frog, is the world's second-most toxic dart frog.

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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Dec 16, 2022. Captured Sep 14, 2022 12:55 in 9V88+Q6 Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/20.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO800
  • 105mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.