Platymantis is a genus of frogs that belongs to 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 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).

Species

There are currently at least 30 extant species in this genus. Brown, et al. (2015) estimates that there may be a total of 50–60 species in Platymantis if all cryptic species were to be described.

In addition, there is an extinct species:

• Platymantis megabotoniviti, Giant Fiji ground frog

Species moved to genus CornuferCornufer

Brown, et al. (2015) 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 akarithymus 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 magnus Brown & Menzies, 1979 (synonym: Platymantis magna)

• 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

• Platymantis corrugatus

• Platymantis dorsalis

Luzon

Northern Luzon

• Platymantis cagayanensis: Palaui Island; NE Luzon

• Platymantis sierramadrensis: Sierra Madre

• Platymantis taylori: Sierra Madre

• Platymantis cornutus: Cordillera Central (Luzon)

• Platymantis subterrestris: Cordillera Central (Luzon)

• Platymantis pygmaeus: 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

• Platymantis isarog: Mount Isarog

• Platymantis diesmosi: Malinao Volcano

• Platymantis luzonensis: SE Luzon

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

External links

• BITC / Species Descriptions - Example Platymantis