Platymantis banahao Brown, Alcala, Diesmos & Alcala, 1997
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Platymantis banahao
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Banahao forest frog (Platymantis banahao) is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae.
It is endemic to Luzon, Philippines, where it is only known from Mount Banahaw (Banahaw and San Cristobal peaks). Scientists have seen it between 700 and 1700 meters above sea level.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Banahao forest frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:47:51.241196+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Platymantis banahao Brown, Alcala, Diesmos & Alcala, 1997
- Name authority
- Brown, Alcala, Diesmos & Alcala, 1997
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Ceratobatrachidae
- Genus
- Platymantis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyCeratobatrachidae Boulenger, 1884
- subfamilyCeratobatrachinae Boulenger, 1884
- genusPlatymantis Günther, 1858
- speciesPlatymantis banahao Brown, Alcala, Diesmos & Alcala, 1997
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Platymantis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Platymantis cagayanensis Brown, Alcala & Diesmos, 1999 | CeratobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platymantis diesmosi Brown & Gonzalez, 2007 | CeratobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platymantis hazelae (Taylor, 1920) | CeratobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platymantis insulatus Brown & Alcala, 1970 | CeratobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platymantis isarog Brown, Brown, Alcala & Frost, 1997 | CeratobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platymantis luzonensis Brown, Alcala, Diesmos & Alcala, 1997 | CeratobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platymantis paengi Siler, Linkem, Diesmos & Alcala, 2007 | CeratobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platymantis panayensis Brown, Brown & Alcala, 1997 | CeratobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platymantis pseudodorsalis Brown, Alcala & Diesmos, 1999 | CeratobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platymantis quezoni Brown, De Layola, Lorenzo, Diesmos & Diesmos, 2015 | CeratobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platymantis subterrestris (Taylor, 1922) | CeratobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platymantis bayani Siler, Alcala, Diesmos & Brown, 2009 | CeratobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=665150 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4JSP8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.