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Naomi’s forest frog
(Platymantis naomii Alcala, Brown & Diesmos 1998)
Near Threatened

An endemic species of forest frog under the Genus Platymantis. It is only found in high elevation forests of Mount Banahaw and Mount San Cristobal between 800m to 2,200m above sea level. However, I have documented an individual thriving in the moist lowland forest of Siniloan, Laguna in the southern part of Sierra Madre mountain range. This species inhabits the forest floor stratum in mossy and montane rainforests, and breeds in the leaf litter and deposits its eggs in terrestrial nests. More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, ecology, and threats. There is a need for continued population monitoring.

Identified by Dr. Arvin C. Diesmos