Biology:Banahao forest frog
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Banahao forest frog | |
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| Platymantis banahao | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ceratobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Platymantis |
| Species: | P. banahao
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| Binomial name | |
| Platymantis banahao Brown, Alcala, Diesmos & Alcala, 1997
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The Banahao forest frog (Platymantis banahao) is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to Luzon, Philippines, where it is only known from Mount Banahaw (Banahaw and San Cristobal peaks). Scientists have seen it between 700 and 1700 meters above sea level.[2][3]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Platymantis banahao". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T17524A58473413. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T17524A58473413.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17524/58473413. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R.. "Platymantis banahao (Brown, Alcala, Diesmos, and Alcala, 1997)". American Museum of Natural History, New York. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Ceratobatrachidae/Ceratobatrachinae/Platymantis/Platymantis-banahao.
- ↑ "Platymantis banahao: Brown, Alcala, Diesmos, and Alcala, 1997". University of California, Berkeley. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/5675.
Wikidata ☰ Q2244974 entry
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