Philautus worcesteri

Philautus worcesteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Subfamily: Rhacophorinae
Genus: Philautus
Species: P. worcesteri
Binomial name
Philautus worcesteri
(Stejneger, 1905)
Synonyms

Cornufer worcesteri Stejneger, 1905
Rhacophorus emembranatus Inger, 1954[2]

Philautus worcesteri is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is endemic to Mindanao, the Philippines.[3]

Its natural habitats are lower montane and lowland forests, and it occurs also in slightly disturbed habitats. It is an arboreal species. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging, agriculture, and infrastructure development.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Diesmos, A.; Alcala, A.; Brown, R.; Afuang, L.; Gee, G.; Hampson, K.; Diesmos, M.L.; Mallari, A.; Ong, P.; Pedregosa, M.; et al. (2004). "Philautus worcesteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. Inger, Robert F. (1954). "Systematics and zoogeography of Philippine amphibia". Fieldiana: Zoology. 33 (4): 183–531.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Philautus worcesteri (Stejneger, 1905)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 August 2015.


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