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Cardioglossa oreas

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Cardioglossa oreas (common name: Mount Okou long-fingered frog[1][2][3]) is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae.[1][2][4] It is endemic to Cameroon and known from the Western High Plateau between Mount Oku and the Bamboutos Mountains.[1] Records from Mount Manengouba refer to Cardioglossa manengouba.[1]

Description

Males measure 23–23 mm (0.9–0.9 in) and females 27–30 mm (1.1–1.2 in) in snout–vent length.[5] Unusually for the genus Cardioglossa, the third finger in males is not elongated. It is nevertheless sexually dimorphic in that males have spines in the fingers whereas females do not.[6] The tympanum is small and inconspicuous, another unusual character within Cardioglossa.[7] Furthermore, the characteristic dorsal markings and the white line running under the tympanum are absent.[5] Despite these unusual morphological characters, genetic data nest C. oreas well within the genus Cardioglossa.[6][8]

Habitat and conservation

Cardioglossa oreas occurs in montane forests, often in bamboo forests; it also occurs in degraded habitats containing trees. It is typically found in areas around fast-flowing streams, its breeding habitat. Its altitudinal range is 1,900–2,650 m (6,230–8,690 ft) above sea level.[1]

Cardioglossa oreas is common within its small range, but the distribution of this species is severely fragmented and its forest habitat is declining. It occurs in the Bafut-Ngemba Forest Reserve.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Cardioglossa oreas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T54407A16864715. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T54407A16864715.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Cardioglossa oreas Amiet, 1972". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Mount Okou long-fingered frog". ARKive. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Cardioglossa oreas". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  5. ^ 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. doi:10.1080/21564574.2015.1052102. S2CID 86429301.
  6. ^ a b 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.
  7. ^ 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: Artholeptidae) from the Upper Guinean forests of West Africa" (PDF). Copeia. 2008 (3): 603–612. doi:10.1643/CH-06-233. S2CID 53471472.
  8. ^ Blackburn, D. (2008). "Biogeography and evolution of body size and life history of African frogs: Phylogeny of squeakers (Arthroleptis) and long-fingered frogs (Cardioglossa) estimated from mitochondrial data". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 49 (3): 806–826. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.08.015. PMID 18804169.
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Cardioglossa oreas: Brief Summary

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Cardioglossa oreas (common name: Mount Okou long-fingered frog) is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is endemic to Cameroon and known from the Western High Plateau between Mount Oku and the Bamboutos Mountains. Records from Mount Manengouba refer to Cardioglossa manengouba.

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