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{{Taxobox
| name = Cardioglossa venusta
| image =
| image =
| status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2015 |title=''Cardioglossa venusta'' |volume=2015 |page=e.T54411A16866960 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T54411A16866960.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| taxon = Cardioglossa venusta
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| authority = {{interlanguage link multi|Jean-Louis Amiet|fr|lt=Amiet}}, 1972
| classis = [[Amphibia]]
| synonyms =
| ordo = [[Frog|Anura]]
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| familia = [[Arthroleptidae]]
| genus = ''[[Cardioglossa]]''
| species = '''''C. venusta'''''
| binomial = ''Cardioglossa venusta''
| binomial_authority = Amiet, 1972
| synonyms = }}
'''''Cardioglossa venusta''''' is a species of [[frog]] in the [[Arthroleptidae]] family.
It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Cameroon]].
Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical moist [[montane forest]]s, [[river]]s, and heavily degraded former forest.
It is threatened by [[habitat loss]].


'''''Cardioglossa venusta''''' is a species of [[frog]] in the family [[Arthroleptidae]].<ref name=Frost/> It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the mountains of western [[Cameroon]]. Specifically, it is known from [[Mount Manengouba]], the [[Bamileke Highlands]], Mount Nlonako, and the [[Rumpi Hills]].<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" /> Common name '''highland long-fingered frog''' has been coined for it.<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" /><ref name=Frost/>
==Sources==
* Schiøtz, A. & Amiet, J.-L. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/54411/all Cardioglossa venusta]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140627000000/http://www.iucnredlist.org/ 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 20 July 2007.


==Description==
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Males measure {{convert|27|-|30|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} in snout–vent length.<ref name="Hirschfeld et al. 2015"/> Males have extremely long third fingers and spines in the fingers and in the groin; females lack these characteristics.<ref name="Blackburn 2009"/> Dorsal markings and the white line running under the [[Tympanum (anatomy)|tympanum]], typical for the genus ''Cardioglossa'', are absent.<ref name="Hirschfeld et al. 2015"/>


==Habitat and conservation==
[[Category:Cardioglossa]]
''Cardioglossa venusta'' occurs in montane forests and gallery forests near fast-flowing streams at elevations of {{convert|950|–|1500|m|abbr=on}} [[above sea level]]. It can also persist in degraded, secondary habitat near more mature forest. Breeding takes place in streams.<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" />
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Cameroon]]


''Cardioglossa venusta'' is a poorly known species with highly fragmented population. It is threatened by further [[habitat loss]] caused by agricultural encroachment, expanding human settlements, and harvesting of wood for both firewood and building materials. It might occur in the [[Rumpi Hills Wildlife Reserve]], but this would offer only limited protection.<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" />


==References==
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<ref name="Blackburn 2009">{{Cite journal |last=Blackburn |first=David C. |date=2009 |title=Diversity and evolution of male secondary sexual characters in African squeakers and long-fingered frogs |journal=Biological Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=96 |issue=3 |pages=553–573 |doi=10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01138.x|doi-access=free }}</ref>

<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/index.php//Amphibia/Anura/Arthroleptidae/Arthroleptinae/Cardioglossa/Cardioglossa-venusta |title=''Cardioglossa venusta'' Amiet, 1972 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2018 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=11 May 2018}}</ref>

<ref name="Hirschfeld et al. 2015">{{Cite journal |last1=Hirschfeld |first1=Mareike |last2=Blackburn |first2=David C. |last3=Burger |first3=Marius |last4=Greenbaum |first4=Eli |last5=Zassi-Boulou |first5=Ange-Ghislain |last6=Rödel |first6=Mark-Oliver |name-list-style=amp |date=2015 |title=Two new species of long-fingered frogs of the genus ''Cardioglossa'' (Anura: Arthroleptidae) from Central African rainforests |journal=African Journal of Herpetology |volume=64 |issue=2 |pages=81–102 |doi=10.1080/21564574.2015.1052102|bibcode=2015AfJH...64...81H |s2cid=86429301 }}</ref>
}}

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[[Category:Cardioglossa|venusta]]
[[Category:Frogs of Africa]]
[[Category:Amphibians of Cameroon]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Cameroon]]
[[Category:Amphibians described in 1972]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]
[[Category:Fauna of the Cameroonian Highlands forests]]

Latest revision as of 04:04, 6 September 2024

Cardioglossa venusta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Arthroleptidae
Genus: Cardioglossa
Species:
C. venusta
Binomial name
Cardioglossa venusta
Amiet [fr], 1972

Cardioglossa venusta is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae.[2] It is endemic to the mountains of western Cameroon. Specifically, it is known from Mount Manengouba, the Bamileke Highlands, Mount Nlonako, and the Rumpi Hills.[1] Common name highland long-fingered frog has been coined for it.[1][2]

Description

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Males measure 27–30 mm (1.1–1.2 in) in snout–vent length.[3] Males have extremely long third fingers and spines in the fingers and in the groin; females lack these characteristics.[4] Dorsal markings and the white line running under the tympanum, typical for the genus Cardioglossa, are absent.[3]

Habitat and conservation

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Cardioglossa venusta occurs in montane forests and gallery forests near fast-flowing streams at elevations of 950–1,500 m (3,120–4,920 ft) above sea level. It can also persist in degraded, secondary habitat near more mature forest. Breeding takes place in streams.[1]

Cardioglossa venusta is a poorly known species with highly fragmented population. It is threatened by further habitat loss caused by agricultural encroachment, expanding human settlements, and harvesting of wood for both firewood and building materials. It might occur in the Rumpi Hills Wildlife Reserve, but this would offer only limited protection.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Cardioglossa venusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T54411A16866960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T54411A16866960.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Cardioglossa venusta Amiet, 1972". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b Hirschfeld, Mareike; Blackburn, David C.; Burger, Marius; Greenbaum, Eli; Zassi-Boulou, Ange-Ghislain & Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2015). "Two new species of long-fingered frogs of the genus Cardioglossa (Anura: Arthroleptidae) from Central African rainforests". African Journal of Herpetology. 64 (2): 81–102. Bibcode:2015AfJH...64...81H. doi:10.1080/21564574.2015.1052102. S2CID 86429301.
  4. ^ Blackburn, David C. (2009). "Diversity and evolution of male secondary sexual characters in African squeakers and long-fingered frogs". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 96 (3): 553–573. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01138.x.