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| Island Forest Frog Platymantis insulatus (Alcala and Brown, 1970) |
| Common Names: palaka , Isolated Forest
Frog Category: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED Status: Endemic and rare Habitat/Distribution: Known only in the Gigante Islands, Iloilo province. Inhabits the forest floor near or at the entrances of the limestone caves at about 66 meters elevation in type locality. This small species of frog was taken within the entrances of 2 limestone caves among the leaves and the debris on the floor, or on the small shrubs growing just inside the entrance. Habitat / Behavior: an arboreal, cave-dwelling, forest floor-dwelling, broad-disked species Threats: Habitat loss due to progressive harvesting of the forest trees. Interesting Information: Moderately large and slender Platymantis, known only from 6 or so specimens. The species name "insulatus" comes from the Latin meaning isolated. It appears not to be closely related to any other Philippine species of platymantis, although the feet and disks closely resemble those of P. guentheri and P. ingeri. It has a relatively large tympanum. Conservation Efforts/Measures: Photograph Information: Courtesy of "Philippine Amphibians, an Illustrated Field Guide" by Angel C. Alcala and Walter C. Brown, published by Bookmark.[left] Rafe M. Brown and Haribon - The first live Platymantis insulatus observed by biologists in 15 years. It was photographed outside a small cave where it was spotted at 7pm just after sunset [right] Not the actual size. |
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