Black-legged Poison Dart Frog vs Golden Poison Frog

Phyllobates bicolor compared with Phyllobates terribilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-legged Poison Dart Frog	Golden Poison Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order same	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family same	Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs)	Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs)
Genus same	Phyllobates	Phyllobates
Species	Phyllobates bicolor	Phyllobates terribilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-legged Poison Dart Frog and Golden Poison Frog share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Phyllobates.

Conservation Status

Black-legged Poison Dart Frog

EN — Endangered

Golden Poison Frog

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-legged Poison Dart Frog	Golden Poison Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-legged Poison Dart Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Golden Poison Frog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Black-legged Poison Dart Frog

The Black-legged Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates bicolor) is a species in the genus Phyllobates. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia