Oophaga solanensis Posso-Terranova & Andrés, 2018
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Oophaga solanensis se encuentra categorizada por la lista roja de la IUCN como Vulnerable a la extinción
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Open encyclopedia reference
Oophaga solanensis, also known as the koe-koe, is a species of poison dart frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It was described by the herpetologists Andrés Posso-Terranova and Jose Andrés in 2018 and is named for the municipality of Bahía Solano, where it was first discovered. It is a large poison dart frog with an average snout–vent length of 36.2 ± 1.7 mm (1.425 ± 0.067 in). It has a dark black background color marked with variable orange or red spots and "bracelet"-like patterns on the limbs. Typically, there are four to five rounded or oval spots arranged in a line along the middle of the back, one or two spots on the sides, and sometimes another spot around the tympanum. There are bracelet-like bands on the upper and lower limbs, usually incomplete on the underside. The throat and chest have several spots. The fingers and toe tips are black and the skin is smooth.
Wikipedia contributors, Oophaga solanensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:31:55.693996+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Oophaga solanensis Posso-Terranova & Andrés, 2018
- Name authority
- Posso-Terranova & Andrés, 2018
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Dendrobatidae
- Genus
- Oophaga
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- superfamilyDendrobatoidea Cope, 1865
- familyDendrobatidae Cope, 1865
- subfamilyDendrobatinae Cope, 1865
- genusOophaga Bauer, 1994
- speciesOophaga solanensis Posso-Terranova & Andrés, 2018
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Oophaga. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Oophaga andresi Posso-Terranova & Andrés, 2018 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oophaga histrionica (Berthold, 1845) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oophaga speciosa (Schmidt, 1857) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Oophaga sylvatica (Funkhouser, 1956) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oophaga anchicayensis Posso-Terranova & Andrés, 2018 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oophaga arborea (Myers, Daly & Martínez, 1984) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oophaga granulifera (Taylor, 1958) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oophaga lehmanni (Myers & Daly, 1976) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oophaga occultator (Myers & Daly, 1976) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oophaga pumilio (Schmidt, 1857) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1105068 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:49SSR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.