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Platymantis is a genus of frogs in the family Ceratobatrachidae. They are commonly known as wrinkled ground frogs, ground frogs, [1] [2] and forest frogs. As currently defined, Platymantis is a large genus with up to as many as 60 species found mostly in the Philippines. However, it is known to be paraphyletic.
The Naomi's forest frog (Platymantis naomii) is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to Mount Banahaw, Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It has been observed 1400 meters above sea level. [2] [3]
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The pygmy forest frog (Platymantis pygmaeus) is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It occurs in the Central Cordilleras and Sierra Madres of northern Luzon, and possibly also on Sibuyan Island. Scientists have seen it between 400 and 1000 meters above sea level. [2] [3]
Platymantis bayani is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the island of Samar, the Philippines. It is only known from its type locality, the Taft Forest Reserve in Taft, Eastern Samar. [1] [3] The specific name bayani is derived from the Tagalog word meaning "highly respected", "heroic", or "hero".
Cornufer gilliardi was originally described as Platymantis gilliardi based on holotype from New Britain and paratypes from the Admiralty Archipelago. [4] Later research has shown that the Admiralty Archipelago specimens represent other species, Platymantis latro (now Cornufer latro), and that the range of Cornufer gilliardi is restricted to New Britain.
The Mount Data forest frog (Platymantis subterrestris) is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Cordillera Central of northern Luzon, Philippines. Its type locality is Mount Data. It has been observed between 1850 and 2200 meters above sea level in the mountains in Luzon. [2] [3]
Platymantis vitiensis (common names: Fiji tree frog, Levuka wrinkled ground frog) is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. [3] It is one of two endemic frogs in Fiji , the other being the closely related Platymantis vitianus (Viti Wrinkled ground frog or Fiji ground frog).