Platymantis cagayanensis

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Platymantis cagayanensis
Platymantis cagayanensis (KU 330716) from mid-elevation of Mt. Cagua - ZooKeys-266-001-g019.jpg
Conservation status
NT (IUCN3.1Q)[1]
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Genus: Platymantis
Species:
P. cagayanensis
Binomial name
Platymantis cagayanensis
(Brown, Alcala, and Diesmos, 1999)
Synonyms[2]
  • Philautus cagayanensis Brown, Alcala, and Diesmos, 1999
  • Platymantis (Lupacolus) cagayanensis Brown, Siler, Richards, Diesmos, and Cannatella, 2015

The Platymantis cagayanensis is a frog. It lives in the Philippines. People have seen it as high as 200 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]

The adult male frog is about 26.4-30.8 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is about 34.7-37.4 long. The frog is brown in color with dark spots, dark bars behind the eyes, and dark bars on the back legs.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 'Platymantis cagayanensis'. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2018). p. e.T58454A58479827. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T58454A58479827.en. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R.. 'Platymantis cagayanensis Brown, Alcala, and Diesmos, 1999. Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference.American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  3. ↑ 'Platymantis cagayanensis: Brown, Alcala & Diesmos, 1999. AmphibiaWebUniversity of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ Walter C. Brown. Four new species of the genus Platymantis (Amphibia: Ranidae) from Luzon Island, Philippines.. 4th. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 51 (November 23, 1999). p. 449–460. Retrieved March 20, 2023.