The species was initially collected in February 21, 2011 by field assistant Samuel Valdes. Apart from the specimens at headwaters of the Rio Cano, biologists Marcos Ponce and Abel Batista collected additional specimens between Rio Cocle del Norte and the Rio Belen. These specimens were later transf"Abel Batista and Marcos Ponce were the first to note the presence of this species," said Smithsonian herpetologist Cesar Jaramillo. "They've known it was there for several years. However, they were not sure if it was only a variety of another poison dart frog species, Oophaga pumilio, which exhibit
Date: Sep 29, 2014
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Mysterious New Poison Dart Frog Discovered By Scientists in Panama
s, who was at that time MWH Global Inc. environment office director, and his field assistant, Carlos de la Cruz. Biologists Marcos Ponce and Abel Batista, then a student at the Universidad Autnoma de Chiriqu collected the additional specimens between the Rio Cocl del Norte and the Rio Belen.
Date: Sep 29, 2014
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Biologists discover Novel Species of bright orange dart frog
Cesar Jaramillo, a Smithsonian herpetologist stated that Abel Batista and Marcos Ponce were the first to note the presence of this species. They've known it was there for several years. However, they were not sure if it was only a variety of another poison dart frog species, Oophaga pumilio, which e
Date: Sep 29, 2014
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Researchers Fear for Survival of New Dart Frog in Panama
., a water resources engineering firm, and his field assistant, Carlos de la Cruz. Additional specimens were later collected between the Rio Cocl del Norte and the Rio Belen by biologists Marcos Ponce and Abel Batista, the latter of which was a student at the Universidad Autnoma de Chiriqu.
Date: Sep 29, 2014
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New Poison Dart Frog Is Electric-Orange and Size of Fingernail
amuel Valds and his field assistant, Carlos de la Cruz, originally stumbled across the spectacular specimen while traversing the headwaters of the Rio Cao in Panama. Additional specimens were then obtained by biologists Marcos Ponce and Abel Batista, in the Rio Cocl del Norte and the Rio Belen.
Date: Sep 29, 2014
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Newly discovered poison dart frog with strange call needs conservation plan
The frog was named Geminis Vargas after the wife of Marcos Ponce, one of the discoverers of the frog. Ponce and his partner, Abel Batista, thought the frog might be a distinct species as early as 2011, but they wanted to make sure that the frog was really a distinct species before they announced it.
"(Biologists) Abel Batista and Marcos Ponce were the first to note the presence of this species," explained Cesar Jaramillo, a Smithsonian herpetologist, in a release. "Theyve known it was there for several years. However, they were not sure if it was only a variety of another poison dart frog spec
Additional specimens were collected between the Rio Cocl del Norte and the Rio Belen by biologists Marcos Ponce and Abel Batista, then a student at the Universidad Autnoma de Chiriqu, according to the release.