Pleasing poison frog

The pleasing poison frog (Ameerega bassleri) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae endemic to Peru.[3][2]

Pleasing poison frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Ameerega
Species:
A. bassleri
Binomial name
Ameerega bassleri
(Melin, 1941)
Synonyms
  • Dendrobates bassleri Melin, 1941
  • Phyllobates bassleri (Melin, 1941)
  • Epipedobates bassleri (Melin, 1941)
  • Phobobates bassleri (Melin, 1941)[2]

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in lowland and montane tropical moist forests, in both pristine and slightly degraded habitat, in the Amazon drainage of Peru at elevations of 270–1,200 m.[1]

Conservation

Although it can be extremely common in places, the pleasing poison frog is currently classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN due to ongoing habitat loss, mostly caused by farming and ranching.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Ameerega bassleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T55214A89201681. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T55214A89201681.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Ameerega bassleri (Melin, 1941)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. Grant, Taran; Frost, Darrel R.; Caldwell, Janalee P.; Gagliardo, Ron; Haddad, Célio F.B.; Kok, Philippe J.R.; Means, D. Bruce; Noonan, Brice P.; Schargel, Walter E.; Wheeler, Ward C. (2006). "Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives (Amphibia: Athesphatanura: Dendrobatidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 299: 1–262. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.693.8392. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)299[1:PSODFA]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/5803.


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