Colostethus nexipus Frost, 1986
| A New Colostethus (Anura, Dendrobatidae) From Ecuador D R Frost (1986) Proceedings of The Biological Society of Washington 99: 214-217 | |
| New Colostethus (Amphibia, Dendrobatidae) from South America J A Rivero (1991) Breviora 493: 1-28 | |
| Eleutherodactylus bearsei new species (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from northeastern Peru William E Duellman (1992) Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History University of Kansas 150: 1-7 | |
| Ecuadorian frogs of the genus Colostethus (Anura:Dendrobatidae) Luis A Coloma (1995) Miscellaneous publication - University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History 87: 1-72 | |
| Frogs of the genus Colostethus (Anura; Dendrobatidae) in the Andes of northern Peru William E Duellman (2004) Scientific Papers Natural History Museum the University of Kansas 35: 1-49 |