Long-fingered frog

(Cardioglossa alsco)

Description

Adult males measure 24–30 mm (0.94–1.18 in) and adult females 25–34 mm (0.98–1.34 in) in snout–vent length.The snout is rounded.The tympanum is visible.Males have a hypertrophied third finger.The toes have small but distinct discs and rudimentary webbing.The dorsum is tan and has three large dark consecutive blotches that may be well-defined but also show a varying degree fading,depending on a specimen.There is a broad black lateral band that runs from the tip of the snout through the eye and then descends towards venter at the mid-body.The flanks are immaculate pink.The arms and legs are dorsally tan and have some thin,broken black bands.The venter is blue and has varying degree of black speckling.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Arthroleptidae
Genus:Cardioglossa
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