Horned forest frog
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.
| Horned forest frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ceratobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Platymantis |
| Species: | P. cornutus |
| Binomial name | |
| Platymantis cornutus (Taylor, 1922) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Platymantis cornuta (unjustified emendation) | |
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. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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