Biology:Cardioglossa

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Short description: Genus of amphibians

Cardioglossa
Cardioglossa leucomystax03.jpg
Cardioglossa leucomystax
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Arthroleptidae 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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Cardioglossa Boulenger, 1900". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Arthroleptidae/Arthroleptinae/Cardioglossa. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Herrmann, H.-W.; P. A. Herrmann; A. Schmitz; W. Böhme (2004). "A new frog species of the genus Cardioglossa from the Tchabal Mbabo Mtns, Cameroon". Herpetozoa 17 (3/4): 119–125. http://www.zobodat.at/stable/pdf/HER_17_3_4_0119-0125.pdf. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hirschfeld, Mareike; Michael F. Barej; NL Gonwouo; Mark-Oliver Rödel (2012). "Tadpole descriptions of three Cardioglossa species from southwestern Cameroon (Amphibia: Anura: Arthroleptidae)". Salamandra 48 (3): 147–156. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264351293. 
  4. 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. https://pure.uva.nl/ws/files/4303698/61882_article08Hillers1.pdf. 
  5. "Arthroleptidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2016. http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Arthroleptidae.shtml. 
  6. 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". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 154 (3): 611–630. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00397.x. http://www.amphibiatree.org/sites/amphibiatree.org/files/Blackburn2008Cardioglossa.pdf. 

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