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Males measure 25–30 mm (1.0–1.2 in) and females 27–34 mm (1.1–1.3 in) in snout–vent length. Males have extremely long third fingers and spines in the fingers and in the groin; females lack these characteristics. The
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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
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caused by agricultural encroachment (including plantations of tree crops), expanding human settlements, and extraction of wood for firewood and building materials. It occurs in the
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occurs in montane forests, including areas with dense secondary growth. Its altitudinal range is 1,000–2,000 m (3,300–6,600 ft)
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578:"Tadpole descriptions of three
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863:Amphibians described in 1972
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303:Bafut-Ngemba Forest Reserve
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261:continues beyond the eye.
238:Amiet's long-fingered frog
848:Amphibians of West Africa
683:Cardioglossa-melanogaster
657:Cardioglossa_melanogaster
643:Cardioglossa melanogaster
613:Cardioglossa melanogaster
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378:Cardioglossa melanogaster
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154:C. melanogaster
423:2015AfJH...64...81H
33:Conservation status
529:"A new species of
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244:Description
226:Rumpi Hills
182: [
827:Categories
586:Salamandra
514:2042/55633
309:References
48:Vulnerable
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148:Species:
86:Kingdom:
80:Eukaryota
748:10234492
628:Q2236636
622:Wikidata
560:53471472
439:86429301
270:spiracle
266:tadpoles
259:tympanum
210:Cameroon
126:Family:
110:Amphibia
100:Chordata
96:Phylum:
90:Animalia
76:Domain:
53:IUCN 3.1
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419:Bibcode
230:Nigeria
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251:dorsum
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743:IRMNG
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556:S2CID
536:(PDF)
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179:Amiet
120:Anura
782:NCBI
769:IUCN
756:ITIS
717:GBIF
696:R5GJ
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544:2008
392:2018
361:2021
344:2015
264:The
255:iris
202:frog
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