Platymantis pygmaeus

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The pygmy forest frog (Platymantis pygmaeus) is a frog. It lives in the Philippines on Luzon Island and Sibuyan. Scientists have seen it between 400 and 1000 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]

Platymantis pygmaeus
Platymantis pygmaeus at San Mariano - ZooKeys-266-001-g023.jpg
Conservation status
LC (IUCN3.1Q)[1]
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Genus: Platymantis
Species:
P. pygmaeus
Binomial name
Platymantis pygmaeus
(Brown, Alcala, and Diesmos, 1998)
Synonyms[2]
  • Philautus pygmaeus Brown, Alcala, and Diesmos, 1998
  • Platymantis pygmaea Günther, 1999
  • Platymantis (Lahatnanguri) pygmaeus Brown, Siler, Richards, Diesmos, and Cannatella, 2015

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Platymantis pygmaeus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T29450A58475699. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T29450A58475699.en. 58477. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Platymantis pygmaeus Brown, Alcala, and Diesmos, 1998". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  3. "Platymantis pygmaeus: Brown, Alcala, and Diesmos, 1998". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 10, 2023.