Cardioglossa
| Cardioglossa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Cardioglossa leucomystax | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Arthroleptidae |
| Subfamily: | Arthroleptinae |
| Genus: | Cardioglossa Boulenger, 1900 |
| Type species | |
| Cardioglossa gracilis Boulenger, 1900 | |
| Diversity | |
| 19 species (see text) | |
Cardioglossa is a genus of frogs in the Arthroleptidae family known as long-fingered frogs.[1] They are native to western and central Africa, with the greatest species richness in Cameroon.[2][3] They are found near streams in lowland and mountain forests, but also occur in other highland habitats near streams at up to 2,700 m (8,900 ft) in altitude.[2][3] These are small frogs with a snout–to-vent length of 2 to 4 cm (0.8–1.6 in). Some of the more localized species are threatened.[2][3][4]
Species
There are 19 species of Cardioglossa:[1][5]
- Cardioglossa alsco Herrmann, Herrmann, Schmitz & Böhme, 2004 — Alsco long-fingered frog
- Cardioglossa annulata Hirschfeld, Blackburn, Burger, Zassi-Boulou, and Rödel, 2015 — Annulated long-fingered frog
- Cardioglossa congolia Hirschfeld, Blackburn, Greenbaum, and Rödel, 2015 — Congolian long-fingered frog
- Cardioglossa cyaneospila Laurent, 1950 — Mukuzira long-fingered frog
- Cardioglossa elegans Boulenger, 1906 — Elegant long-fingered frog
- Cardioglossa escalerae Boulenger, 1903 — Equatorial Guinea long-fingered frog
- Cardioglossa gracilis Boulenger, 1900 — Rio Benito long-fingered frog
- Cardioglossa gratiosa Amiet, 1972 — Ongot long-fingered frog
- Cardioglossa inornata Laurent, 1952
- Cardioglossa leucomystax (Boulenger, 1903) — Silver long-fingered frog
- Cardioglossa melanogaster Amiet, 1972 — Amiet's long-fingered frog
- Cardioglossa manengouba Blackburn, 2008[6]
- Cardioglossa nigromaculata, Nieden, 1908) — Blackspotted long-fingered frog
- Cardioglossa occidentalis Blackburn, Kosuch, Schmitz, Burger, Wagner, Gonwouo, Hillers, and Rödel, 2008 — Western long-fingered frog
- Cardioglossa oreas Amiet, 1972 — Mount Okou long-fingered frog
- Cardioglossa pulchra Schiøtz, 1963 — Black long-fingered frog
- Cardioglossa schioetzi Amiet, 1982 — Acha Tugi long-fingered frog
- Cardioglossa trifasciata Amiet, 1972 — Nsoung long-fingered frog
- Cardioglossa venusta Amiet, 1972 — Highland long-fingered frog
References
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Cardioglossa Boulenger, 1900". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 Herrmann, H.-W., P. A. Herrmann, A. Schmitz, and W. Böhme (2004). "A new frog species of the genus Cardioglossa from the Tchabal Mbabo Mtns, Cameroon" (PDF). Herpetozoa 17 (3/4): 119–125.
- 1 2 3 Hirschfeld, Mareike; Michael F. Barej; NL Gonwouo; Mark-Oliver Rödel (2012). "Tadpole descriptions of three Cardioglossa species from southwestern Cameroon (Amphibia: Anura: Arthroleptidae)" (PDF). Salamandra 48 (3): 147–156.
- ↑ Blackburn, David C.; Kosuch, Joachim; Schmitz, Andreas; Burger, Marius; Wagner, Philipp; Gonwouo, L. Nono; Hillers, Annika; Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2008). "A new species of Cardioglossa (Anura: Arthroleptidae) from the Upper Guinean forests of West Africa". Copeia 2008 (3): 603–612. doi:10.1643/CH-06-233.
- ↑ "Arthroleptidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ Blackburn, David C. (2008). "A new species of Cardioglossa (Amphibia: Anura: Arthroleptidae) endemic to Mount Manengouba in the Republic of Cameroon, with an analysis of morphological diversity in the genus" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 154 (3): 611–630. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00397.x.
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