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They shine in vibrant red, rich blue, or bright green–and with spots, stripes, or patches, they resemble small works of art ...

A three-striped poison dart frog in Peru. Image credits: Marina García Burgos. The 10 snakes faced a tough predicament. Collected from the Colombian Amazon, they had been without food for several days ...

Researchers have identified a new species of poison-dart frog, Ranitomeya hwata, in the remote bamboo-forest of Alto Purus National Park located in eastern Peru. This newly discovered amphibian is the ...

Picture a button, a pencil eraser, or a dime. Those small-scale objects are the same size as a new species of poison dart frog, the Ranitomeya hwata. At 15 millimeters, it’s the smallest frog ever ...

New species of poison dart frog from Brazil and Peru described after being misidentified for decades, according to a study. CRYSTAL MIRALLEGRO Unsplash For nearly 40 years, a new species of poison ...

For nearly 40 years, a new species of poison dart frog has been hiding in plain sight, misidentified in museum records and field observations as a related species. Researchers have now confirmed the ...