Cardioglossa cyaneospila Laurent, 1950
Bururi long-fingered frog
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1952
Rediscovered in 2011
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Distribution
Burundi, DR Congo and Rwanda
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Laurent, R. F. (1950). Diagnoses preliminaires de treize batraciens nouveaux d'Afrique centrale. Revue de Zoologie et Botanie Africaine 1950: 1-18.
Other references:
Anonymous. (6 July, 2016). Africa Geographic team finds new location for previously ‘extinct’ frog species. Blog post at Africa Geographic, available from: http://africageographic.com/blog/africa-geographic-team-finds-new-location-for-previously-extinct-frog-species/
Arne Schiøtz, Robert Drewes. (2004). Cardioglossa cyaneospila. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 12 May 2014.
Blackburn, David C. et al. (2016). The distribution of the Bururi Long-fingered Frog (Cardioglossa cyaneospila, family Arthroleptidae), a poorly known Albertine Rift endemic. Zootaxa 4170(2): 355-364.
Blackburn, David C. et al. (2021). Phylogeny of African Long-Fingered Frogs (Arthroleptidae: Cardioglossa) Reveals Recent Allopatric Divergences in Coloration. Ichthyology & Herpetology 109(3): 728-742.
Laurent, R. F. (1956). Esquisse d'une faune herpetologique du Ruanda-Urundi. Nat. Belg. 1956: 280-287.
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2012/03/27/Frog-thought-extinct-found-in-Africa/UPI-44141332899134/