Platymantis taylori

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| image = Platymantis taylori (PNM 8676) from San Mariano - ZooKeys-266-001-g024.jpg

| status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2018 |title=Platymantis taylori |volume=2018 |page=e.T58483A58480910 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T58483A58480910.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| taxon = Platymantis taylori

| authority = Brown, Alcala, and Diesmos, 1999

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Platymantis taylori is a species of frogs in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Philippines and is known from the Sierra Madre of northeastern Luzon. It has been observed between 100 and 400 meters above sea level.{{BioRef|amphibiaweb

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Appearance

The adult male frog measures about 26.6-33.0 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog about 30.7 to 39.8 mm. There is no webbed skin on the front feet and only a small amount of webbed skin on the hind feet. The skin of the dorsum is brown or gray-brown in color, with black spots.{{cite journal|author1=Walter C. Brown|author2=Angel C. Alcala| author3=Arvin C. Diesmos |date=November 23, 1999|title=Four new species of the genus Platymantis (Amphibia: Ranidae) from Luzon Island, Philippines. |journal=Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences|series= 4th |volume=51|pages=449–460|url=http://scinet.science.ph/union/Downloads/Alcala%20AC%20et%20al.%201999%20Four%20New%20Species%20of%20the%20Genus%20%20Platymantis%20(Amphibia%20Ranidae)%20from%20Luzon%20Island,%20Philippines_4067.pdf|accessdate=March 20, 2023|type=Full text}}

Etymology

The specific name taylori honors Edward Harrison Taylor (1889–1978), an American herpetologist.

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.

References

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{{cite book |last1 = Beolens | first1 = Bo | last2 = Watkins | first2 = Michael | last3 = Grayson | first3 = Michael |title=The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT332 |date=2013 |publisher=Pelagic Publishing |isbn=978-1-907807-42-8 |pages=331–332}}

{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ceratobatrachidae/Ceratobatrachinae/Platymantis/Platymantis-taylori |title=Platymantis taylori Brown, Alcala, and Diesmos, 1999 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2017 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=18 March 2017}}

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taylori

Category:Endemic fauna of the Philippines

Category:Amphibians of the Philippines

Category:Amphibians described in 1999

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot