Platymantis quezoni Brown, De Layola, Lorenzo, Diesmos & Diesmos, 2015
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 quezoni is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its type locality is in the Quezon Protected Landscape, where it is found in limestone karst habitats. It may also be found in limestone karst habitats in Bondoc Peninsula.
The adult male frog measures 22.1–33.9 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 32.4–39.7 mm. It is tan to brown in color with darker marks. It lives in karst-rich habitats.
Other Platymantis species dwelling in limestone karst habitats are Platymantis bayani, Platymantis biak, Platymantis insulatus, Platymantis paengi, and Platymantis spelaea.
Wikipedia contributors, Platymantis quezoni; 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 quezoni Brown, De Layola, Lorenzo, Diesmos & Diesmos, 2015
- Name authority
- Brown, De Layola, Lorenzo, Diesmos & Diesmos, 2015
- 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 quezoni Brown, De Layola, Lorenzo, Diesmos & Diesmos, 2015
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 subterrestris (Taylor, 1922) | CeratobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platymantis bayani Siler, Alcala, Diesmos & Brown, 2009 | CeratobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platymantis polillensis (Taylor, 1922) | 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=1104336 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:4JSRM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.