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Platymantis isarog Brown, Brown, Alcala & Frost, 1997

Source-backed taxonomic record

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 isarog, sometimes known as the Isarog forest frog, is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to southeastern Luzon, Philippines, where it is known from two volcanos, Mount Isarog (its type locality) and Mount Malinao.

Wikipedia contributors, Platymantis isarog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:49:35.120609+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Platymantis isarog Brown, Brown, Alcala & Frost, 1997
Name authority
Brown, Brown, Alcala & Frost, 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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderAnura
  10. familyCeratobatrachidae Boulenger, 1884
  11. subfamilyCeratobatrachinae Boulenger, 1884
  12. genusPlatymantis Günther, 1858
  13. speciesPlatymantis isarog Brown, Brown, Alcala & Frost, 1997

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Platymantis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Platymantis cagayanensis Brown, Alcala & Diesmos, 1999CeratobatrachidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Platymantis diesmosi Brown & Gonzalez, 2007CeratobatrachidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Platymantis hazelae (Taylor, 1920)CeratobatrachidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Platymantis insulatus Brown & Alcala, 1970CeratobatrachidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Platymantis luzonensis Brown, Alcala, Diesmos & Alcala, 1997CeratobatrachidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Platymantis paengi Siler, Linkem, Diesmos & Alcala, 2007CeratobatrachidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Platymantis panayensis Brown, Brown & Alcala, 1997CeratobatrachidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Platymantis pseudodorsalis Brown, Alcala & Diesmos, 1999CeratobatrachidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Platymantis quezoni Brown, De Layola, Lorenzo, Diesmos & Diesmos, 2015CeratobatrachidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Platymantis subterrestris (Taylor, 1922)CeratobatrachidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Platymantis bayani Siler, Alcala, Diesmos & Brown, 2009CeratobatrachidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Platymantis polillensis (Taylor, 1922)CeratobatrachidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 66 records assigned to Ceratobatrachidae.

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=665167 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:4JSQ9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.