Splendid poison frog

Species of amphibian

Splendid poison frog

Museum specimen (in life it was red)

Conservation status

Extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
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

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

## Extinction[edit]

The species was formerly common in its small range, but is now classified as extinct. It became extinct because of the amphibian chytrid fungus which spread in the region a few years after the last recorded sighting of the splendid poison frog in 1992. Despite several comprehensive surveys in its range in subsequent decades, the species (which was easily visible and diurnal) has not been relocated and it was officially declared extinct in 2020.[1][3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oophaga speciosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55201A54344718. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T55201A54344718.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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.

## External links[edit]

Data related to Oophaga speciosa at Wikispecies

Taxon identifiers

Oophaga speciosa|

* Wikidata: Q28053292
* Wikispecies: Oophaga speciosa
* ADW: Oophaga_speciosa
* AmphibiaWeb: 1645
* ARKive: oophaga-speciosa
* ASW: Oophaga-speciosa
* CoL: 49SSS
* GBIF: 2429144
* iNaturalist: 66279
* ITIS: 774036
* IUCN: 55201
* NCBI: 43472
* Species+: 7154
* uBio: 6359284

Dendrobates speciosus|

* Wikidata: Q3018030
* CoL: 34M9W
* EoL: 330982
* GBIF: 5218059
* IRMNG: 10940540
* ITIS: 662259

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