Splendid poison frog

The splendid poison frog or splendid poison-arrow frog (Oophaga speciosa) was a species of poison dart frog endemic to the eastern end of Cordillera de Talamanca, western Panama.[2] Its natural habitats are humid lowland and montane forests.[1]

Splendid poison frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Oophaga
Species:
O. speciosa
Binomial name
Oophaga speciosa
(Schmidt, 1857)
Synonyms

Dendrobates speciosus Schmidt, 1857

Conservation status

The species was formerly common, but its present population status is poorly known. It is now classified as extinct.[3]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2020). "Oophaga speciosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55201A54344718.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Oophaga speciosa (Schmidt, 1857)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  3. "Splendid creature forever gone..." Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

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