The pygmy forest frog (Platymantis pygmaeus) is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It occurs in the Central Cordilleras and Sierra Madres of northern Luzon, and possibly also on Sibuyan Island. Scientists have seen it between 400 and 1000 meters above sea level.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ceratobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Platymantis |
| Species: | P. pygmaeus
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| Platymantis pygmaeus Alcala, Brown & Diesmos, 1998
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Platymantis pygmaea (unjustified emendation) | |
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Platymantis pygmaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T29450A58475699. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T29450A58475699.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Platymantis pygmaeus Brown, Alcala, and Diesmos, 1998". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ "Platymantis pygmaeus: Brown, Alcala, and Diesmos, 1998". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
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