Simandoa conserfariam

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Simandoa conserfariam

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'''''Simandoa conserfariam''''', also known as the '''Simandoa cave roach''', is a species of [[Ovoviviparity|ovoviviparous]], [[Blaberidae|blaberid]] African [[cockroach]] that is considered [[extinct in the wild|extinct-in-the-wild]] (EW) due to human encroachment, industrial damage and [[pollution]] in their native range caused by [[bauxite]] and [[iron ore]] mining. However, biological surveys were conducted by [[Conservation International]] and specimens were collected in the late 1990s and early 2000s, with the species having been available to own and breed in captivity ever since. Generally kept as a pet by insect hobbyists, it is not considered completely [[extinct]]. The only known habitat of ''S. conserfariam'' was a single [[cave]] in the [[Simandou]] region of [[Guinea]], [[West Africa]], where it lived on [[bat]] [[guano]] accumulating on the cave floor. The species' lone cave of habitation was reportedly destroyed, not long after its discovery, by [[bauxite mining]] operations.{{cite web |last=Fitzner |first=Zach |date=11 July 2018 |title=Lost extinctions: When animals die off before science finds them |url=https://www.earth.com/news/lost-extinctions-animals/ |access-date=21 January 2024 |work=Earth.com}} Individuals can be recognized by their unique coloring across their head and body regions, featuring yellow striping and bands.
'''''Simandoa conserfariam''''', also known as the '''Simandoa cave roach''', is a species of [[Ovoviviparity|ovoviviparous]], [[Blaberidae|blaberid]] African [[cockroach]] that is considered [[extinct in the wild|extinct-in-the-wild]] (EW) due to human encroachment, industrial damage and [[pollution]] in their native range caused by [[bauxite]] and [[iron ore]] mining. This species was first described in 2004 by Louis Roth and Piotr Naskrecki. Before there cave was heavily mined, biological surveys were conducted by [[Conservation International]] and specimens were collected in the late 1990s and early 2000s, with the species having been available to own and breed in captivity ever since then. Generally kept as a pet by insect hobbyists, it is not considered completely [[extinct]]. The only known habitat of ''S. conserfariam'' was a single [[cave]] in the [[Simandou]] region of [[Guinea]], [[West Africa]], where it lived on [[bat]] [[guano]] accumulating on the cave floor. The species' lone cave of habitation was reportedly destroyed, not long after its discovery, by [[bauxite mining]] operations.{{cite web |last=Fitzner |first=Zach |date=11 July 2018 |title=Lost extinctions: When animals die off before science finds them |url=https://www.earth.com/news/lost-extinctions-animals/ |access-date=21 January 2024 |work=Earth.com}} Individuals can be recognized by their unique coloring across their head and body regions, featuring yellow striping and bands.


Uniquely, amongst other [[List of troglobites|troglobites]] (obligate cave-dwellers or [[Subterranean fauna|subterranean]] species), the Simandoa cave roach does not possess reduced eye or wing size.{{Cite web |last=YouTube |first=AllAboutNature |date=16 November 2024 |title=Only Found In Captivity: 20 Species That Have Gone Extinct In The Wild |website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=KlhiWHGQ0UM }}
Uniquely, amongst other [[List of troglobites|troglobites]] (obligate cave-dwellers or [[Subterranean fauna|subterranean]] species), the Simandoa cave roach does not possess reduced eye or wing size.{{Cite web |last=YouTube |first=AllAboutNature |date=16 November 2024 |title=Only Found In Captivity: 20 Species That Have Gone Extinct In The Wild |website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=KlhiWHGQ0UM }}
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