Platymantis quezoni
| Platymantis quezoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ceratobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Platymantis |
| Species: | P. quezoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Platymantis quezoni Brown, De Layola, Lorenzo, Diesmos & Diesmos, 2015
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Platymantis quezoni is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its type locality is in the Quezon Protected Landscape, where it is found in limestone karst habitats. It may also be found in limestone karst habitats in Bondoc Peninsula.[2][3][4]
The adult male frog measures 22.1-33.9 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 32.4-39.7 mm. It is tan to brown in color with darker marks. It lives in karst-rich habitats.[5]
Other Platymantis species dwelling in limestone karst habitats are Platymantis bayani, Platymantis biak, Platymantis insulatus, Platymantis paengi, and Platymantis spelaea.
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Platymantis quezoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T87739576A176955276. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T87739576A176955276.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Platymantis quezoni Brown, De Layola, Lorenzo, Diesmos, and Diesmos, 2015". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "Platymantis quezoni: Brown, De Layola, Lorenzo, Diesmos, and Diesmos, 2015". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Platymantis quezoni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T87739576A176955276. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T87739576A176955276.en. 87739576. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ Brown RM; de Layola LA; Lorenzo II A; Diesmos MLL; Diesmos AC (2015). "A new species of limestone karst inhabiting forest frog, genus Platymantis (Amphibia: Anura: Ceratobatrachidae: subgenus Lupacolus) from southern Luzon Island, Philippines". Zootaxa. 4048 (2): 191–210. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4048.2.3. PMID 26624745. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
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