Platymantis vitiensis
Platymantis vitiensis (common names: Fiji tree frog, Levuka wrinkled ground frog) is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae.[2] It is one of two endemic frogs in Fiji, the other being the closely related Platymantis vitianus (Viti Wrinkled ground frog or Fiji ground frog).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ceratobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Platymantis |
| Species: | P. vitiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Platymantis vitiensis (Girard, 1853) | |
Habitat and distribution
Platymantis vitiensis is a locally common species that lives in moist tropical lowland forest, in particular near streams. It can also be found in lesser numbers in gardens, plantations, and in pandans in pastureland. It is found on Ovalau, Taveuni, Vanua Levu and Viti Levu. It is threatened by habitat loss on these islands, particularly due to the increase in conversion of native forest to plantations.[1]
References
- Zug, G.; Watling, D. & Morrison, C. (2004). "Cornufer vitiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58484A11775844. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58484A11775844.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Platymantis vitiensis (Girard, 1853)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
External links
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- Staff. "Platymantis vitiensis". Nature Fiji MareqetiViti. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
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