Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Scientific name Platymantis Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Family Ceratobatrachidae Higher classification True frog | |
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Lower classifications Pygmy forest frog, Platymantis dorsalis, Platymantis vitiensis, Platymantis guentheri, Platymantis corrugatus | ||
Platymantis is a genus of frogs in the family Ceratobatrachidae. They are commonly known as wrinkled ground frogs, ground frogs, and forest frogs.
As currently defined, Platymantis is a large genus with 70 species found in the Philippines, Palau, Fiji, New Guinea, and in the Admiralty, Bismarck, and Solomon Islands. However, it is known to be paraphyletic. Solving this problem will likely lead to a more narrowly defined Platymantis, possibly by transferring some species to a larger Ceratobatrachus (with Batrachylodes).
Species
There are currently 70 extant species in this genus:
In addition, there is an extinct species:
References
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