Platymantis
Platymantis is a genus of frogs in the family Ceratobatrachidae. They are commonly known as wrinkled ground frogs, ground frogs,[1][2] and forest frogs.
| Platymantis | |
|---|---|
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| Fiji tree frog (Platymantis vitiensis) | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Amphibia | 
| Order: | Anura | 
| Family: | Ceratobatrachidae | 
| Subfamily: | Ceratobatrachinae | 
| Genus: | Platymantis Günther, 1858  | 
| Type species | |
| Halophila vitiensis Girard, 1853  | |
As currently defined, Platymantis is a large genus with up to as many as 60 species found mostly in the Philippines. 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).[1]
Species
    
There are currently at least 30 extant species in this genus.[1] Brown, et al. (2015)[3] estimates that there may be a total of 50-60 species in Platymantis if all cryptic species were to be described.
- Platymantis banahao Brown, Alcala, Diesmos & Alcala, 1997
 - Platymantis bayani Siler, Alcala, Diesmos, and Brown, 2009
 - Platymantis biak Siler, Diesmos, Linkem, Diesmos, and Brown, 2010
 - Platymantis cagayanensis Brown, Alcala & Diesmos, 1999
 - Platymantis cornutus (Taylor, 1922)
 - Platymantis corrugatus (Duméril, 1853)
 - Platymantis diesmosi Brown & Gonzalez, 2007
 - Platymantis dorsalis (Duméril, 1853)
 - Platymantis guentheri (Boulenger, 1882)
 - Platymantis hazelae (Taylor, 1920)
 - Platymantis indeprensus Brown, Alcala & Diesmos, 1999
 - Platymantis insulatus Brown & Alcala, 1970
 - Platymantis isarog Brown, Brown, Alcala & Frost, 1997
 - Platymantis lawtoni Brown & Alcala, 1974
 - Platymantis levigatus Brown & Alcala, 1974
 - Platymantis luzonensis Brown, Alcala, Diesmos & Alcala, 1997
 - Platymantis mimulus Brown, Alcala & Diesmos, 1997
 - Platymantis montanus (Taylor, 1922)
 - Platymantis naomii Alcala, Brown & Diesmos, 1998
 - Platymantis negrosensis Brown, Alcala, Diesmos & Alcala, 1997
 - Platymantis paengi Siler et al., 2007
 - Platymantis panayensis Brown, Brown & Alcala, 1997
 - Platymantis polillensis (Taylor, 1922)
 - Platymantis pseudodorsalis Brown, Alcala & Diesmos, 1999
 - Platymantis pygmaeus Alcala, Brown & Diesmos, 1998
 - Platymantis quezoni Brown, Layola, Lorenzo, Diesmos & Diesmos, 2015
 - Platymantis rabori Brown, Alcala, Diesmos & Alcala, 1997
 - Platymantis sierramadrensis Brown, Alcala, Ong & Diesmos, 1999
 - Platymantis spelaeus Brown & Alcala, 1982
 - Platymantis subterrestris (Taylor, 1922)
 - Platymantis taylori Brown, Alcala & Diesmos, 1999
 
In addition, there is an extinct species:
- Platymantis megabotoniviti, Giant Fiji ground frog[4]
 
Species moved to genus Cornufer
    
Brown, et al. (2015)[3] moved the Platymantis species of Oceania into the newly proposed genus Cornufer. Species in the Philippines remained in Platymantis.
- Cornufer aculeodactylus Brown, 1952
 - Cornufer admiraltiensis Richards, Mack & Austin, 2007
 - Cornufer akarithyma Brown & Tyler, 1968
 - Cornufer batantae Zweifel, 1969
 - Cornufer bimaculatus Günther, 1999
 - Cornufer boulengeri (Boettger, 1892)
 - Cornufer browni Allison & Kraus, 2001
 - Cornufer bufonulus Kraus and Allison, 2007
 - Cornufer caesiops Kraus and Allison, 2009
 - Cornufer cheesmanae Parker, 1940
 - Cornufer citrinospilus Brown, Richards, and Broadhead, 2013
 - Cornufer cryptotis Günther, 1999
 - Cornufer desticans Brown & Richards, 2008
 - Cornufer gilliardi Zweifel, 1960
 - Cornufer guppyi (Boulenger, 1884)
 - Cornufer latro Richards, Mack & Austin, 2007
 - Cornufer macrops (Brown, 1965)
 - Cornufer macrosceles Zweifel, 1975
 - Cornufer magna Brown & Menzies, 1979 (synonym: Platymantis magnus)
 - Cornufer mamusiorum Foufopoulos and Brown, 2004
 - Cornufer manus Kraus and Allison, 2009
 - Cornufer mimica Brown & Tyler, 1968
 - Cornufer nakanaiorum Brown, Foufopoulos, and Richards, 2006
 - Cornufer neckeri (Brown & Myers, 1949)
 - Cornufer nexipus Zweifel, 1975
 - Cornufer papuensis Meyer, 1875
 - Cornufer parilis Brown & Richards, 2008
 - Cornufer parkeri (Brown, 1965)
 - Cornufer pelewensis Peters, 1867
 - Cornufer punctatus Peters & Doria, 1878
 - Cornufer schmidti Brown & Tyler, 1968
 - Cornufer solomonis (Boulenger, 1884)
 - Cornufer sulcatus Kraus and Allison, 2007
 - Cornufer vitianus (Duméril, 1853)
 - Cornufer vitiensis (Girard, 1853)
 - Cornufer weberi Schmidt, 1932
 - Cornufer wuenscheorum Günther, 2006
 
Endemic ranges
    
Many Platymantis species are endemic to highly restricted geographical areas within the Philippines.
- Widespread
 - Luzon
- Northern Luzon
 - Central Luzon
- Platymantis biak: Biak-na-Bato National Park
 - Platymantis polillensis: Polillo Island; Aurora Province
 - Platymantis mimula: Mount Makiling
 - Platymantis banahao: Mount Banahaw
 - Platymantis indeprensus: Mount Banahaw
 - Platymantis montanus: Mount Banahaw
 - Platymantis naomii: Mount Banahaw
 - Platymantis pseudodorsalis: Mount Banahaw
 - Platymantis quezoni: Quezon Protected Landscape
 
 - Bicol Region
 
 - Visayas
- Platymantis lawtoni: Romblon
 - Platymantis levigata: Romblon
 - Platymantis insulatus: South Gigante Island near Panay
 - Platymantis paengi: Pandan, Antique, Panay
 - Platymantis panayensis: Panay
 - Platymantis negrosensis: Panay; Negros
 - Platymantis hazelae: Negros
 - Platymantis spelaea: southern Negros
 - Platymantis bayani: Taft, Eastern Samar
 - Platymantis rabori: Bohol; Leyte; Mindanao
 - Platymantis guentheri: Bohol; Leyte; Mindanao
 
 
References
    
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Platymantis Günther, 1858". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
 - "Platymantis Günther, 1858". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
 - Brown, Rafe M.; Siler, Cameron D.; Richards, Stephen J.; Diesmos, Arvin C.; Cannatella, David C. (2015). "Multilocus phylogeny and a new classification for Southeast Asian and Melanesian forest frogs (family Ceratobatrachidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 174 (1): 130–168. doi:10.1111/zoj.12232.
 - "Platymantis megabotoniviti; holotype (a) paratypes (b-h)". Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
 
