Negros cave frog
| Negros Cave frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ceratobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Platymantis |
| Species: | P. spelaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Platymantis spelaea Brown & Alcala, 1982 | |
The Negros Cave frog (Platymantis spelaea) is a species of frog in the Ceratobatrachidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves). It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- Diesmos, A., Alcala, A., Brown, R., Afuang, L., Dolino, C., Gee, G., Hampson, K., Diesmos, M.L., Mallari, A., Ong, P., Paguntalan, L., Pedregosa, M., Ubaldo, D. & Gutierrez, B. 2004. Platymantis spelaea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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