title: Pleasing poison frog
text: # Pleasing poison frog
  
  The pleasing poison frog (Ameerega bassleri) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae endemic to Peru. The specific name bassleri honors Harvey Bassler, an American geologist and paleontologist.
  
  ## 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.
  
  ## 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.
  
  