Platymantis


Platymantis is a genus of frogs in the family Ceratobatrachidae. They are commonly known as wrinkled ground frogs, ground frogs, and forest frogs.
As currently defined, Platymantis is a large genus with up to as many as 60 species found mostly in the Philippines. However, it is known to be paraphyletic. Solving this problem will likely lead to a more narrowly defined Platymantis, possibly by transferring some species to a larger Ceratobatrachus.

Species

There are currently at least 30 extant species in this genus. Brown, et al. estimates that there may be a total of 50–60 species in Platymantis if all cryptic species were to be described.
In addition, there is an extinct species:Platymantis megabotoniviti, Giant Fiji ground frog

Species moved to genus ''[Cornufer]''

Brown, et al. moved the Platymantis species of Oceania into the newly proposed genus Cornufer. Species in the Philippines remained in Platymantis.Cornufer aculeodactylus Brown, 1952Cornufer admiraltiensis Richards, Mack & Austin, 2007Cornufer akarithymus Brown & Tyler, 1968Cornufer batantae Zweifel, 1969Cornufer bimaculatus Günther, 1999Cornufer boulengeri Cornufer browni Allison & Kraus, 2001Cornufer bufonulus Kraus and Allison, 2007Cornufer caesiops Kraus and Allison, 2009Cornufer cheesmanae Parker, 1940Cornufer citrinospilus Brown, Richards, and Broadhead, 2013Cornufer cryptotis Günther, 1999Cornufer desticans Brown & Richards, 2008Cornufer gilliardi Zweifel, 1960Cornufer guppyi Cornufer latro Richards, Mack & Austin, 2007Cornufer macrops Cornufer macrosceles Zweifel, 1975Cornufer magnus Brown & Menzies, 1979 Cornufer mamusiorum Foufopoulos and Brown, 2004Cornufer manus Kraus and Allison, 2009Cornufer mimica Brown & Tyler, 1968Cornufer nakanaiorum Brown, Foufopoulos, and Richards, 2006Cornufer neckeri Cornufer nexipus Zweifel, 1975Cornufer papuensis Meyer, 1875Cornufer parilis Brown & Richards, 2008Cornufer parkeri Cornufer pelewensis Peters, 1867Cornufer punctatus Peters & Doria, 1878Cornufer schmidti Brown & Tyler, 1968Cornufer solomonis Cornufer sulcatus Kraus and Allison, 2007Cornufer vitianus Cornufer vitiensis Cornufer weberi Schmidt, 1932Cornufer wuenscheorum Günther, 2006

Endemic ranges

Many Platymantis species are endemic to highly restricted geographical areas within the Philippines.