Negros Forest Frog - Platymantis negrosensis
( Brown, 0 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
This species inhabits arboreal microhabitats in lower montane and lowland forests. It breeds in aerial ferns and lays its eggs in the moist detritus that has accumulated in ferns. It breeds by direct development. It is not likely to tolerate habitat disturbance (A. Diesmos pers. comm. March 2018).

Range:
This species is known from the rainforests of Negros and Panay Islands, in the Philippines, between 200–1,600 m asl. It is likely to occur more widely between known localities (A. Diesmos pers. comm. March 2018). Its extent of occurrence (EOO) is 28,695 km2 and all individuals are considered to occur at five threat-defined locations.

Conservation:
Conservation Actions
This species occurs in several protected areas, including Mount Kanlaon National Park.

Conservation Needed
There is a need for further protection of the remaining rainforests of southern Negros.

Research Needed
Survey work is needed to determine the status of the subpopulations on Panay.

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