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The wildlife of the Philippines includes a significant number of endemic plant and animal species. The country's surrounding waters reportedly [1] have the highest level of marine biodiversity in the world. The Philippines is one of the seventeen megadiverse countries and is a global biodiversity hotspot.
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.
Pages in category "Amphibians of the Philippines" The following 106 pages are in this category, out of 106 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. '
The giant Philippine frog, large swamp frog, or Mindanao fanged frog (Limnonectes magnus) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae.It is endemic to the Philippines. [2]
The Mindanao horned frog is currently listed as vulnerable on the endangered species scale because its distribution is rather fragmented; it covers an area of less than 20,000 km 2 and is continuously shrinking due to deforestation. [1]
The following genera are recognised in the family Megophryidae; Amphibian Species of the World and AmphibiaWeb differ on the number of species per genera, leading to the variability in numbers: [4] [5] Subfamily Leptobrachiinae (pseudomoustache toads; 216 species) [6] Leptobrachella Smith, 1925 (Borneo frogs; 85-93 species)
COURTESY DLNR Coqui frogs, native to Puerto Rico, were unintentionally introduced to Hawaii around 1988, according to the Oahu Invasive Species Committee. COURTESY DLNR Coqui frogs, native to ...
The Polillo forest frog (Platymantis polillensis) is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae.It is endemic to the Philippines, where it occurs on Polillo Island and the adjacent coast of Aurora Province, Luzon.