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Platymantis panayensis Brown, Brown, and Alcala, 1997

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Ceratobatrachidae > Genus: Platymantis

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Platymantis panayensis Brown, Brown, and Alcala, 1997, Proc. California Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, 49: 414. Holotype: PNM 2495, by original designation. Type locality: "northwest ridge approach to Mt. Madja-as (about 1410 m), Libacao, Aklan Prov., Panay Island", Philippines.

English Names

Panay Forest Frog (Gaulke, 2011, Herpetofauna Panay Island: 74).

Distribution

High elevation cloud-forests of Aklan and Antique provinces on the western side of Panay Island, Philippines, 400-1750 m elevation.

Comment

In the Platymantis hazelae group of Brown, Brown, and Alcala, 1997, Proc. California Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, 49: 405-421. See photograph, map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 496. Gaulke, 2011, Herpetofauna Panay Island: 74-75, provided a brief account for Panay Island, Philippines.

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