Island forest frog
| Island forest frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ceratobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Platymantis |
| Species: | P. insulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Platymantis insulatus Brown & Alcala, 1970 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Platymantis insulata (unjustified emendation) | |
The island forest frog (Platymantis insulatus) is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is found only on South Gigante Island just northeast of Panay, where it inhabits limestone karst habitats.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, rocky areas, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- Diesmos, A.C.; Alcala, A.; Brown, R.; Afuang, L.E.; Dolino, C.; Gee, G.; Hampson, K.; Diesmos, M.; Mallari, A.; Ong, P.; Paguntalan, L.; Pedregosa, M.; Ubaldo, D. & Gutierrez, B. (2004). "Platymantis insulatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T17519A86081942. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T17519A7119517.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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