Platymantis indeprensus

Platymantis indeprensus is a species of frogs in the family Ceratobatrachidae.

Platymantis indeprensus
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Ceratobatrachidae
Genus:	Platymantis
Species:	P. indeprensus
Binomial name
Platymantis indeprensus Brown, Alcala & Diesmos, 1999

It is endemic to Mount Banahaw, Philippines. It has been observed between 600 and 1400 meters above sea level.^[2][3][4] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The adult male frog measures about 21.5-27.3 mm in snout-vent length. There is no webbed skin on the front feet and only a small amount on the hind feet. The skin on dorsum is black-brown in color, sometimes with a lighter stripe.^[5]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Platymantis indeprensus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T58462A58480109. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T58462A58480109.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Frost, Darrel R. "Platymantis indeprensus Brown, Alcala, and Diesmos, 1999". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
3. "Platymantis indeprensus: Brown, Alcala & Diesmos, 1999". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
4. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Platymantis indeprensus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T58462A58480109. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T58462A58480109.en. 58454. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
5. Walter C. Brown; Angel C. Alcala; Arvin C. Diesmos (November 23, 1999). "Four new species of the genus Platymantis (Amphibia: Ranidae) from Luzon Island, Philippines" (PDF). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Full text). 4th. 51: 449–460. Retrieved March 20, 2023.