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Syncope bassleri

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Syncope

Higher classification
  
Chiasmocleis

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Microhylidae

Scientific name
  
Chiasmocleis bassleri

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Chiasmocleis, Amphibians, Frog, Microhylidae, Chiasmocleis ventrimaculata

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

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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. The call consists of many sporadically emitted, short multi-pulsed notes (3–6 pulses).

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. They usually occur near isolated pools, hiding under leaves or pieces of bark.

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

References

Syncope bassleri Wikipedia