Considerado un sinónimo menor de Poeciliopsis turrubarensis (Meek, 1912)
- Rosen, Donn E & R.M. Bailey. 1963. "The poeciliid fishes (Cyprinodontiformes), their structure, zoogeography, and systematics". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 126(1):1-176 (ffm04566)
Descripción original como Heterandria colombianus:
- Eigenmann, Carl H.. 1912. "Some results from an ichthyological reconnaissance of Colombia, South America. Part I". Indiana University Studies. (16):1-27 (ffm00037)