pygmy forest frog (Platymantis pygmaeus) Description
English: Platymantis pygmaeus at San Mariano. Photo: MVW.
Date 7 February 2013, 23:00:30
Source Brown R, Siler C, Oliveros C, Welton L, Rock A, Swab J, Van Weerd M, van Beijnen J, Rodriguez D, Jose E, Diesmos A (2013). "The amphibians and reptiles of Luzon Island, Philippines, VIII: The herpetofauna of Cagayan and Isabela Provinces, northern Sierra Madre Mountain Range". ZooKeys 266: 1. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.266.3982
Author Brown R, Siler C, Oliveros C, Welton L, Rock A, Swab J, Van Weerd M, van Beijnen J, Rodriguez D, Jose E, Diesmos A
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The pygmy forest frog or Philippine pygmy forest frog (Platymantis pygmaeus) is a species of frog in the Ceratobatrachidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Order: Anura
Family: Ceratobatrachidae
Genus: Platymantis
Species: Platymantis pygmaeus Alcala, Brown & Diesmos, 1998
Synonyms: Platymantis pygmaea (unjustified emendation)