Mountain Forest Frog - Platymantis montanus
( Taylor, 1922 )

 

 

No Map Available

Warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$Photo1 in /var/www/vhosts/virtualzoo/classifications/display.php on line 584
No Photo Available No Map Available

Subspecies: Unknown
Est. World Population:

CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

Body Length:
Tail Length:
Shoulder Height:
Weight:

Top Speed:
Jumping Ability: (Horizontal)

Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

Sexual Maturity: (Females)
Sexual Maturity: (Males)
Litter Size:
Gestation Period:

Habitat:
This species inhabits arboreal microhabitats in mossy and montane rainforests. It deposits its eggs in shrub layer vegetation, in tree ferns, aerial ferns and pandanus. It breeds by direct development.

Range:
This species was previously only known only from Mount Banahaw, on Luzon Island, in the Philippines. Its range has now been extended to Mount Bataan and Zambales Mountain Range (Philippines Red List Assessment Workshop May 2017). Its extent of occurrence (EOO) is 9,980 km2 and all individuals are considered to occur in three threat-defined locations.

Conservation:
Conservation Actions
This species occurs in Mount Banahaw-San Cristobal National Park and Bataan National Park.

Conservation Needed
The most important conservation measure needed is the continued management of the national parks.

Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, ecology, and threats.

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Additions?
Please contact The Virtual Zoo Staff


You are visitor count here since 21 May 2013

page design & content copyright © 2025 Andrew S. Harris

return to virtualzoo.org home

This page reprinted from http://www.virtualzoo.org. Copyright © 2025 Andrew S. Harris.

The Virtual Zoo, San Jose, CA 95125, USA