Syncope bassleri

Syncope bassleri (common name: Bassler's humming frog) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is found in the Amazon biome of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, and possibly in Bolivia.[2]

Syncope bassleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Syncope
Species:
S. bassleri
Binomial name
Syncope bassleri
(Dunn, 1949)
Synonyms

Chiasmocleis bassleri Dunn, 1949

Description

Syncope bassleri are relatively small frogs: males measure about 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in) and females about 21–26 mm (0.83–1.02 in) in snout–vent length. Male frogs can be heard calling from under wet leaf litter, near pond edges.[3] The call consists of many sporadically emitted, short multi-pulsed notes (3–6 pulses).[4]

Habitat

Syncope bassleri is an abundant and widespread species in suitable habitats. It is found in terra firma primary and secondary tropical rainforest and in seasonally flooded forest.[1] They usually occur near isolated pools, hiding under leaves or pieces of bark.[3]

Syncope bassleri is adversely impacted by habitat loss due to forest clearing.[1]

References
  1. Monteza, J.I.; Azevedo-Ramos, C.; Coloma, L.A. & Ron, S. (2004). "Chiasmocleis bassleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Syncope bassleri (Dunn, 1949)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. Rodrigues, D.J.; J.C. Noronha; M.M. Lima; A.C. Rosa (2011). "Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae, Chiasmocleis avilapiresae Peloso and Sturaro, 2008 and Chiasmocleis bassleri Dunn, 1949: New Distribution records". Check List. 7 (6): 846–848.
  4. Santana, D. J.; Sant'Anna, A. C.; São-Pedro, V. A.; Feio, R. N. (2009). "The advertisement call of Chiasmocleis bassleri (Anura, Microhylidae) from southern Amazon, Mato Grosso, Brazil". South American Journal of Herpetology. 4 (3): 225–228. doi:10.2994/057.004.0304.
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