Platymantis paengi

species of amphibian

The Panay limestone frog (Platymantis paengi) is a frog. It lives in the Philippines. People have seen it between 180 and 300 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]

Platymantis paengi
Endangered (IUCN3.1Q)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Genus: Platymantis
Species:
P. paengi
Binomial name
Platymantis paengi
(Brown, Alcala, Diesmos, and Alcala, 1997)
Synonyms[2]
  • Philautus paengii Siler, Linkem, Diesmos, and Alcala, 2007
  • Platymantis (Lupacolus) paengi Brown, Siler, Richards, Diesmos, and Cannatella, 2015

The adult male frog is about 27.7-34.3 mm long from nose to rear end.[4]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Platymantis paengi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T135858A114723984. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T135858A114723984.en. 135858. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Platymantis paengi Siler, Linkem, Diesmos & Alcala, 2007". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  3. "Platymantis paengi: Siler, Linkem, Diesmos & Alcala, 2007". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  4. Cameron D Siler; Charles Linkem; Arvin Cantor Diesmos; Angel C. Alcala (2007). "A New Species of Platymantis (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae) from Panay Island, Philippines". Herpetologica (full text). 63 (3): 351–364. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2007)63[351:ANSOPA]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 18898745. Retrieved March 15, 2023.