Hylixalus collaris Boulenger, 1912, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 8, 10: 190. Syntypes: BMNH 1947.2.14.29-42; BMNH 1947.2.14.42 designated lectotype by La Marca, 1994, Publ. Asoc. Amigos Doñana, 4: 7. Type locality: "Merida, 5200 feet [1585 m], and Rio Albireggas [= Albarregas], 11,300 feet [3444 m], [Estado Mérida,] Venezuela". Incorrect subsequent spelling of generic name.
Hyloxalus collaris — Lutz, 1927, Mem. Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, 20: 40.
Prostherapis collaris —Dunn In Savage, 1968, Copeia, 1968: 6. by implication; Rivero, 1961, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 126: 154.
Colostethus collaris — Edwards, 1971, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 84: 148.
Mannophryne collaris — La Marca, 1992, Cuad. Geograf., Mérida, 9: 32. La Marca, 1994, Publ. Asoc. Amigos Doñana, 4: 7.
Collared Poison Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 50).
Andes in the state of Mérida, Venezuela, 200-1800 m elevation.
Reviewed by Rivero, 1961, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 126: 154-155. See also Rivero, 1978 "1976", Mem. Soc. Cienc. Nat. La Salle, 35: 332-334. See photograph, map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 231.
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