Colostethus sylvaticus (Barbour and Noble, 1920)
| New Colostethus (Amphibia, Dendrobatidae) from South America J A Rivero (1991) Breviora 493: 1-28 | |
| Anuran amphibians from the Cordillera de Huancabamba, northern Peru: systematics, ecology, and biogeography William E Duellman and Erik R Wild (1993) Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History University of Kansas 157: 1-53 | |
| Systematics of the leptodactylid frog genus Telmatobius in the Andes of northern Peru John J Wiens (1993) Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History University of Kansas 162: 1-76 | |
| 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 |