Finding new species is a tricky business, especially when it comes to areas off the beaten track. On the border between Peru and Brazil, a case of mistaken identity has been rectified within a very snazzy-looking group of poison dart frogs. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

The group in question is the Ranitomeya genus, covered in spots and stripes and mainly found across the Amazon. Inside this genus is the Vanzolinii group, a group of eight species that are clearly different from the others in the genus based on their calls and aspects of their breeding behavior.

However, five of these species are known only from a single area, and the remoteness of the habitat where they live makes it difficult to observe and

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