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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 holotype is a small female. Two males found in 1999 measure 29 and 32 mm (1.1 and 1.3 in) in snout–vent length. The overall appearance is slender. The head is moderately large and wider than the body. The snout is acutely pointed and elongate. The tympanum is visible, not concealed by the low, fleshy supratympanic fold. The fingers are ...
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]
Platymantis admiraltiensis Richards, Mack, and Austin, 2007 Cornufer admiraltiensis – Brown, Siler, Richards, Diesmos, and Cannatella, 2015 Cornufer admiraltiensis is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae .
Platymantis macrops (Brown, 1965) Cornufer macrops , also known as the Aresi wrinkled ground frog , is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae . The specific name macrops refers to the very large eyes of this species. [ 2 ]
Platymantis sulcatus Frost, 2008 Cornufer (Aenigmanura) sulcatus Brown, Siler, Richards, Diesmos, and Cannatella, 2015 Cornufer sulcatus is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae endemic to the Nakanai Mountains on New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea .
Synonyms. Platymantis pygmaea (unjustified emendation) 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 ...
Platymantis parkeri (Brown, 1965) Cornufer parkeri is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae . It is endemic to the Papua New Guinean part of the Solomon Islands archipelago and is only known from the islands of Bougainville and Buka .