Platymantis guentheri (Boulenger, 1882)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Platymantis guentheri is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it occurs in the rainforests of Leyte, Biliran, Maripipi, Bohol, Panglao, Dinagat, and Mindanao islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It has been observed as high as 700 meters above sea level. The adult male frog measures about 24 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog about 27 mm. The skin of the dorsum is bumpy rather than smooth, and the head and snout are narrow. This frog has vomerine teeth in its jaw. It has disks on its toes for climbing. The disks on its front feet are larger than the ones on its hind feet. The skin of the dorsum is dark in color with marks, and there is a stripe down each side. The ventrum is light in color and can have brown spots.
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Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Platymantis guentheri (Boulenger, 1882)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1882)
- 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 guentheri (Boulenger, 1882)
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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cornufer ingeri Brown & Alcala, 1963 Brown & Alcala, 1963 | synonym |
| Platymantis ingeri (Brown & Alcala, 1963) (Brown & Alcala, 1963) | synonym |
| Cornufer guentheri Boulenger, 1882 Boulenger, 1882 | ambiguous synonym |
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=665162 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:4JSPZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.