Dendrobates speciosus Splendid Poison Frog Schmidt, 1857 Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Dendrobatidae

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References

• Frank, N., & E. Ramus 1996 A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World. NG Publishing, 337 pp.
• Martínez, V. 1984 Investigación preliminar de los anfibios (Salientia) de Quebrada de Arena y áreas adyacentes: listado anotado. Natura (Panamá) 4:30-33.
• Myers, C.W. 1982 Spotted poison frogs: descriptions of three new Dendrobates from Western Amazonia and resurection of a lost species from "Chiriqui". Amer. Mus. Novitates. No. 2721, 23 pp.
• Myers, C.W., & Daly, J.W. 1983 Dart-Poison Frogs. Sci. Amer. 248(2): 120-33.
• Myers, C.W., & Daly, J.W. 1976 Preliminary evaluation of skin toxins and vocalizations in taxonomic and evolutionary studies of poison-dart frogs (Dendrobatidae). Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. His. 157:173-262.
• Myers, C.W., Daly, J.W. & Martínez, V. 1984 An arboreal poison frog (Dendrobates) from Western Panamá. Amer. Mus. Novitates No. 2752, pp. 1-20.
• Savage, J.M. 1968 The dendrobatid frogs of Central America. Copeia 1968:745-76.
• Savage, J.M. 1986 An Introduction to the Herpetofauna of Costa Rica. Soc. Stud. Amphib. Rept. Contrib. Herpetol. No. 3, 207 pp.
• Silverstone, P.A. 1975 A revision of the of the poison-arrow frogs of the genus Dendrobates. Wagler. Nat. His. Mus. Los Angeles Co., Sci. Bull. 21:1-55.
• Villa, J., Wilson, L.D., & J.D. Johnson 1988 Middle American Herpetology. Univ. of Missouri Press, 131 pp.
• Walls, J.G.1994 Jewels of the Rainforest: Poison Frogs of the family Dendrobatidae. TFH Publications, 288 pp.

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