Phyllobates samperi

Phyllobates samperi, formerly known as sp. aff. aurotaenia is a new species of hypertoxic poison dart frog, once cited as the "red" form of Phyllobates aurotaenia. It resembles in size and to some extent in colouration to P. aurotaenia, but genetically it is the sister species of the "terrible" frog P. terribilis. It can be distinguished from P. aurotaenia by the absence of abundant blue or silver specks or marbling in the venter and limbs, its...