Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru View distribution map using BerkeleyMapper.

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IUCN (Red List) status: Least Concern (LC).
For Red List information on this species, see the IUCN species account.

From the IUCN Red List Species Account:   Range Description This species occurs in the western Amazon basin and on the lower Amazonian slopes of the Andes at 100-800m asl. It has been recorded from Ecuador (Napo and Pastaza States) and eastern Peru (Departaments of Amazonas and Madre de Dios). It possibly occurs in the Putumayo and Amazonas Departments of Colombia (Lynch, 1999; Acosta-Galvis, 2000) and it is suspected to occur in Bolivia (De la Riva et al., 2000). Habitat and Ecology It is a subterranean species of primary tropical rainforest. At Lago Agrio, Ecuador, specimens were obtained during clearing of primary forest by bulldozers (Duellman, 1978). It is not known whether or not it can adapt to modified habitats. Its breeding habits are unknown. Population The population status of this species is unknown. Population Trend Unknown Major Threats There is no information on threats to this species. It occurs in an area of low human impact, and so it is unlikely to be significantly threatened. Conservation Actions In Ecuador this species has been recorded from Yasuni National Park, and it possibly also occurs in Limoncocha Reserva Biológica. Citation Javier Icochea, Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Diego Cisneros-Heredia, Mark Wilkinson 2004. Oscaecilia bassleri. In: IUCN 2012   IUCN Terms of Use