Platymantis taylori
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Ceratobatrachidae |
Genus: | Platymantis |
Species: | P. taylori
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Binomial name | |
Platymantis taylori Brown, Alcala, and Diesmos, 1999
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Platymantis taylori is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Philippines and is known from the Sierra Madre of northeastern Luzon.[2]
Etymology
The specific name taylori honors Edward Harrison Taylor (1889–1978), an American herpetologist.[3]
Habitat and conservation
Its natural habitats are lower montane and lowland forests where it lives in the forest floor stratum. It breeds and makes its nest in leaf-litter. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture and logging.[1]
References
- ^ a b Diesmos, A.; Alcala, A.; Brown, R.; Afuang, L.; Gee, G.; Hampson, K.; Diesmos, M.L.; Mallari, A.; Ong, P.; Ubaldo, D.; Gutierrez, B. (2004). "Platymantis taylori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T58483A11775499. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Platymantis taylori Brown, Alcala, and Diesmos, 1999". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. pp. 331–332. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.