A New Poison Dart Frog Species Discovered — From a Single Specimen Collected Over 60 Years Ago

Illustration of a brightly coloured poison dart frog emerging from a museum drawer, representing a species discovered decades after collection

Husbandry & Evidence Review – 6 September 2026 Science-news article reviewed for husbandry spillover. A species description based on museum material does not imply anything about captive availability, conservation status or husbandry requirements without the original taxonomic/conservation sources. In a time when frog extinctions dominate the headlines, it’s easy to assume that discovery has slowed […]