▁calls . ▁The ▁black - leg ged ▁poison ▁d art ▁f rog ▁is ▁mostly ▁di urn al , ▁retre ating ▁into ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁the ▁leaf ▁l itter ▁at ▁night . ▁While ▁most ▁individuals ▁are ▁solit ary , ▁during ▁the ▁wet ▁season , ▁P . ▁b icol or ▁fro gs , ▁like ▁all ▁d end ro bat ids , ▁gather ▁in ▁large ▁bre eding ▁groups . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁dedicated ▁of ▁parents ▁among ▁an ur ans , ▁P . ▁b icol or ▁males ▁carry ▁their ▁t ad pol es ▁on ▁their ▁back s . ▁The ▁t ad pol es ▁stick ▁to ▁the ▁m uc us ▁on ▁the ▁back s ▁of ▁their ▁f athers , ▁and ▁are ▁transport ed ▁to ▁p ud d les . ▁There ▁they ▁are ▁fed ▁and ▁protected ▁until ▁they ▁become ▁f rog lets , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁they ▁are ▁completely ▁independent , ▁and ▁leave ▁to ▁begin ▁their ▁adult ▁lives . ▁ ▁Capt ive ▁care ▁▁ ▁Care ▁for ▁P . ▁b icol or ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁P . ▁ter rib ilis , ▁except ▁P . ▁b icol or ▁can ▁be ▁kept ▁in ▁a ▁slightly ▁smaller ▁en closure . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Ol son , ▁E . ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁" Ph yl lob ates ▁b icol or " ▁( On - line ), ▁Animal ▁D iversity ▁Web . ▁Access ed ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁at ▁http :// anim ald iversity . umm z . um ich . edu / site / account