Platymantis paengi, the Panay limestone frog, is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is only known from Mount Lihidan, a limestone karst mountain of Pandan, Antique Province, Panay Island.[1] This frog has been observed between 180 and 300 meters above sea level.[2][3][4]

Platymantis paengi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ceratobatrachidae
Genus: Platymantis
Species:
P. paengi
Binomial name
Platymantis paengi
Siler, Linkem, Diesmos & Alcala, 2007

The adult male frog measures about 27.7-34.3 mm in snout-vent length.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Platymantis paengi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T135858A114723984. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T135858A114723984.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.