Platymantis megabotoniviti

The Giant Fiji ground frog (Platymantis megabotoniviti) is a frog. This frog is not alive now. It lived long ago. Scientists found its bones in Fiji, in caves in Viti Levu.[1][2]

Platymantis megabotoniviti
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Genus: Platymantis
Species:
P. megabotoniviti
Binomial name
Platymantis megabotoniviti
(Worthy, 2003)

This frog was larger than other frogs in Platymantis. Scientists say they all died after humans came to Fiji. The humans brought rodents with them.[2]

References

  1. "Giant Fiji Ground Frog, Platymantis megabotonivit". Museum of New Zealand. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Trevor H. Worthy (November 24, 2003). "A New Species of Platymantis (Anura: Ranidae) from Quaternary Deposits On Viti Levu, Fiji". Palaeontology (Abstract). 44 (4): 665–680. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00197. S2CID 128865619. Retrieved April 7, 2023.