Cardioglossa cyaneospila Laurent, 1950
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Cardioglossa cyaneospila is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is endemic to the Albertine Rift area in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwestern Uganda, Rwanda, and southwestern Burundi. It was described in 1950 by Raymond Laurent based on specimens collected in 1949. No new records were published until 2011. Recent research has uncovered both old unpublished records and several new records, and the conservation status was changed from "data deficient" to "near threatened" in 2016. Common names Bururi long-fingered frog and Mukuzira long-fingered frog have been coined for this species.
Wikipedia contributors, Cardioglossa cyaneospila; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:37:45.371895+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cardioglossa cyaneospila Laurent, 1950
- Name authority
- Laurent, 1950
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Arthroleptidae
- Genus
- Cardioglossa
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyArthroleptidae Mivart, 1869
- subfamilyArthroleptinae Mivart, 1869
- genusCardioglossa Boulenger, 1900
- speciesCardioglossa cyaneospila Laurent, 1950
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cardioglossa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cardioglossa elegans Boulenger, 1906 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cardioglossa congolia Hirschfeld, Blackburn, Greenbaum & Rödel, 2015 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cardioglossa gratiosa Amiet, 1972 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cardioglossa melanogaster Amiet, 1972 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cardioglossa nigromaculata Nieden, 1908 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cardioglossa occidentalis Blackburn, Kosuch, Schmitz, Burger, Wagner, Gonwouo, Hillers & Rödel, 2008 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cardioglossa oreas Amiet, 1972 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cardioglossa inornata Laurent, 1952 | ArthroleptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cardioglossa nigromaculata cyaneospila Laurent, 1950 Laurent, 1950 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=661561 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:R5G8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.