Size:
Weight: averages 0.11 ounces
Length: 1.5 to 2 inches

• females usually larger and thicker than males

Characteristics:
Color: black with yellow stripes on head, back, and legs.
Body: skin glands excrete alkaloid poisons; glandular adhesive pads on toes

Behavior:
Diurnal; territorial; makes rarely still for more than seconds

Reproduction/life span:
Life span: * 3 to 6 years in wild; 7 to 15 years in captivity

Reproduction:

• male buzzes, hums, chirps and trills to attract female
• 2 to 12 eggs per batch; 100 to 1000 eggs laid each year
• female leaves and male carries eggs in mouth to small water reservoirs
• male guards and keeps moist
• incubation 10 to14 days

Offspring:

• metamorphosis to adult in 3 to 4 months

Diet:
Ants, termites, tiny beetles, crickets, other small insects, spiders

Habitat/range:
Habitat: humid rain forests
Range: Venezuela and Central America

Fascinating Fact:
Poisons are produced only by the diet that the yellow banned poison dart-frog eats in the wild, making them non-poisonous in captivity.