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Ameerega Bassleri
The pleasing poison frog (''Ameerega bassleri'') is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae endemic to Peru. The Specific name (zoology), 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 species, Vulnerable by the IUCN due to ongoing habitat loss, mostly caused by farming and ranching. References Ameerega Amphibians of Peru Endemic fauna of Peru Amphibians described in 1941 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Dendrobatidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Melin
Douglas Edvard Melin (4 October 1895 – 29 March 1946) was a Swedish zoologist and athlete. He was the nephew of Olof Melin. Athletic career He competed in the men's standing long jump at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was also an avid boxer. Scientific career Melin was an all-sided zoologist who got his education at the Uppsala University Uppsala University ( sv, Uppsala universitet) is a public university, public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the List of universities in Sweden, oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in opera ... and spent his career there. In 1923–26 he led an expedition to Brazil and Peru, which resulted in a large number of zoological specimens as well as ethnographic and cartographic observations. Melin was skeptical about Darwin's theories, which led to his isolation as a scientist. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Melin, Douglas 1895 births 1946 deaths Swedish zoologist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |