Platymantis

***Platymantis*** is a group of frogs in the family Ceratobatrachidae. In English, they are named **wrinkled ground frogs**, **ground frogs**, and **forest frogs**.

Most of the frogs in _Platymantis_ live in the Philippines.

_Platymantis_ is a large genus, and scientists disagree about which frogs should be in it.

## Species

Right now, scientists say at least 30 living species are in this genus. Brown, et al. (2015) say there may be more, 50-60 species, because scientists have not written papers about all of them yet.

_Platymantis_ also has one dead species in it:
- _Platymantis megabotoniviti_, Giant Fiji ground frog

### Species moved to genus _Cornufer_

Brown et al. (2015) moved many species in _Platymantis_ into a new genus, _Cornufer_. They kept all the frogs that living in the Philippines in _Platymantis_.

- _Cornufer aculeodactylus_ <small>Brown, 1952</small>
- _Cornufer admiraltiensis_ <small>Richards, Mack & Austin, 2007</small>
- _Cornufer akarithymus_ <small>Brown & Tyler, 1968</small>
- _Cornufer batantae_ <small>Zweifel, 1969</small>
- _Cornufer bimaculatus_ <small>Günther, 1999</small>
- _Cornufer boulengeri_ <small>(Boettger, 1892)</small>
- _Cornufer browni_ <small>Allison & Kraus, 2001</small>
- _Cornufer bufonulus_ <small>Kraus and Allison, 2007</small>
- _Cornufer caesiops_ <small>Kraus and Allison, 2009</small>
- _Cornufer cheesmanae_ <small>Parker, 1940</small>
- _Cornufer citrinospilus_ <small>Brown, Richards, and Broadhead, 2013</small>
- _Cornufer cryptotis_ <small>Günther, 1999</small>
- _Cornufer desticans_ <small>Brown & Richards, 2008</small>
- _Cornufer gilliardi_ <small>Zweifel, 1960</small>
- _Cornufer guppyi_ <small>(Boulenger, 1884)</small>
- _Cornufer latro_ <small>Richards, Mack & Austin, 2007</small>
- _Cornufer macrops_ <small>(Brown, 1965)</small>
- _Cornufer macrosceles_ <small>Zweifel, 1975</small>
- _Cornufer magna_ <small>Brown & Menzies, 1979</small> (synonym: _Platymantis magnus_)
- _Cornufer mamusiorum_ <small>Foufopoulos and Brown, 2004</small>
- _Cornufer manus_ <small>Kraus and Allison, 2009</small>
- _Cornufer mimica_ <small>Brown & Tyler, 1968</small>
- _Cornufer nakanaiorum_ <small>Brown, Foufopoulos, and Richards, 2006</small>
- _Cornufer neckeri_ <small>(Brown & Myers, 1949)</small>
- _Cornufer nexipus_ <small>Zweifel, 1975</small>
- _Cornufer papuensis_ <small>Meyer, 1875</small>
- _Cornufer parilis_ <small>Brown & Richards, 2008</small>
- _Cornufer parkeri_ <small>(Brown, 1965)</small>
- _Cornufer pelewensis_ <small>Peters, 1867</small>
- _Cornufer punctatus_ <small>Peters & Doria, 1878</small>
- _Cornufer schmidti_ <small>Brown & Tyler, 1968</small>
- _Cornufer solomonis_ <small>(Boulenger, 1884)</small>
- _Cornufer sulcatus_ <small>Kraus and Allison, 2007</small>
- _Cornufer vitianus_ <small>(Duméril, 1853)</small>
- _Cornufer vitiensis_ <small>(Girard, 1853)</small>
- _Cornufer weberi_ <small>Schmidt, 1932</small>
- _Cornufer wuenscheorum_ <small>Günther, 2006</small>

## Where they live

Many _Platymantis_ species live in only a few places.
- Widespread
    - _Platymantis corrugatus_
    - _Platymantis dorsalis_
- Luzon
    - Northern Luzon
        - _Platymantis cagayanensis_: Palaui Island; NE Luzon
        - _Platymantis sierramadrensis_: Sierra Madre
        - _Platymantis taylori_: Sierra Madre
        - _Platymantis cornutus_: Cordillera Central (Luzon)
        - _Platymantis subterrestris_: Cordillera Central (Luzon)
        - _Platymantis pygmaeus_: northern Luzon
    - Central Luzon
        - _Platymantis biak_: Biak-na-Bato National Park
        - _Platymantis polillensis_: Polillo Island; Aurora Province
        - _Platymantis mimula_: Mount Makiling
        - _Platymantis banahao_: Mount Banahaw
        - _Platymantis indeprensus_: Mount Banahaw
        - _Platymantis montanus_: Mount Banahaw
        - _Platymantis naomii_: Mount Banahaw
        - _Platymantis pseudodorsalis_: Mount Banahaw
        - _Platymantis quezoni_: Quezon Protected Landscape
    - Bicol Region
        - _Platymantis isarog_: Mount Isarog
        - _Platymantis diesmosi_: Malinao Volcano
        - _Platymantis luzonensis_: SE Luzon
- Visayas
    - _Platymantis lawtoni_: Romblon
    - _Platymantis levigata_: Romblon
    - _Platymantis insulatus_: South Gigante Island near Panay
    - _Platymantis paengi_: Pandan, Antique, Panay
    - _Platymantis panayensis_: Panay
    - _Platymantis negrosensis_: Panay; Negros
    - _Platymantis hazelae_: Negros
    - _Platymantis spelaea_: southern Negros
    - _Platymantis bayani_: Taft, Eastern Samar
    - _Platymantis rabori_: Bohol; Leyte; Mindanao
    - _Platymantis guentheri_: Bohol; Leyte; Mindanao

## Other websites

- BITC / Species Descriptions - Example Platymantis