Platymantis taylori

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.[2]

Platymantis taylori
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ceratobatrachidae
Genus: Platymantis
Species:
P. taylori
Binomial name
Platymantis taylori
Brown, Alcala, and Diesmos, 1999

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
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2018. Platymantis taylori. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T58483A58480910. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T58483A58480910.en. Downloaded on 23 December 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. pp. 331–332. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.


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