Pygmy forest frog
| Platymantis pygmaeus | |
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| Platymantis pygmaeus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ceratobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Platymantis |
| Species: | P. pygmaeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Platymantis pygmaeus Alcala, Brown & Diesmos, 1998 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Platymantis pygmaea (unjustified emendation) | |
The pygmy forest frog (Platymantis pygmaeus) 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, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- Diesmos, A., Alcala, A., Brown, R., Afuang, L., Gee, G., Hampson, K., Diesmos, M.L., Mallari, A., Ong, P., Ubaldo, D.& Gutierrez, B. 2004. Platymantis pygmaeus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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