Biology:Horned forest frog
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Horned forest frog | |
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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. cornutus
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| Binomial name | |
| Platymantis cornutus (Taylor, 1922)
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Platymantis cornuta (unjustified emendation) | |
The horned forest frog or horned wrinkled ground frog (Platymantis cornutus) is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Philippines , where it is found in the Central Cordilleras of northern Luzon. It has been observed between 500 and 900 meters above sea level.[2][3]
Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forest, tropical moist montane forest, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Platymantis cornutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T17528A176954274. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T17528A176954274.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17528/176954274. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R.. "Platymantis cornutus Taylor, 1922". American Museum of Natural History, New York. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Ceratobatrachidae/Ceratobatrachinae/Platymantis/Platymantis-cornutus.
- ↑ "Platymantis cornutus (Taylor, 1922)". University of California, Berkeley. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/4890.
Wikidata ☰ Q979892 entry
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