Platymantis spelaeus

Platymantis spelaeus
Conservation status
	Endangered (IUCN3.1Q)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Genus:	Platymantis
Species:	P. spelaeus
Binomial name
	Platymantis spelaeus; (Brown and Alcala, 1982)
Synonyms
	Philautus spelaeus Brown and Alcala, 1982; Platymantis spelaea Günther, 1999; Platymantis (Lupacolus) spelaeus Brown, Siler, Richards, Diesmos, and Cannatella, 2015;

The cave wrinkled ground frog (Platymantis spelaeus) is a frog. It lives in the Philippines on Negros Island. It lives in forests and in caves in limestone rock. Scientists have seen it between 20 and 400 meters above sea level.^[2]^[3]^[1]

Appearance[change | change source]

The adult female frog is 52.8-60.5 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult male frog is 41.5-46.9 mm long. The skin on the frog's back is dark green or brown in color, with brown marks. There are dark marks on the tops of the back legs. The insides of the back legs are orange or light purple in color. The belly is almost white and sometimes has brown spots.^[3]

Threats[change | change source]

Sickness can kill this frog. Human beings change the places where it lives by cutting trees down.^[3]

References[change | change source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Cave Wrinkled Ground Frog: Platymantis spelaeus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T17520A58473230. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T17520A58473230.en. 17520. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Platymantis spelaeus Brown and Alcala, 1982". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Zaina Khan (November 4, 2004). Kellie Whittaker (ed.). "Platymantis spelaeus: Brown & Alcala, 1982". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

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[IUCN-1] 1.0 ^1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Cave Wrinkled Ground Frog: Platymantis spelaeus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T17520A58473230. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T17520A58473230.en. 17520. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

[AMNH-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Platymantis spelaeus Brown and Alcala, 1982". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

[Amph-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Zaina Khan (November 4, 2004). Kellie Whittaker (ed.). "Platymantis spelaeus: Brown & Alcala, 1982". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

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