Island forest frog
| Platymantis insulatus | |
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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 Ceratobatrachidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rocky areas, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- Diesmos, A., Alcala, A., Brown, R., Afuang, L., Dolino, C., Gee, G., Hampson, K., Diesmos, M.L., Mallari, A., Ong, P., Paguntalan, L., Pedregosa, M., Ubaldo, D. & Gutierrez, B. 2004. Platymantis insulatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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