Platymantis pygmaeus

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Platymantis pygmaeus
LC (IUCN3.1Q)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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]

References[change | change source]

  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.