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Rough-backed forest frog
Platymantis corrugatus
A distinctive terrestrial frog from the Philippines with heavily ridged skin and direct development. Requires highly humid terrariums with thick leaf litter.
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Ceratobatrachidae
Subfamily:Ceratobatrachinae
Genus:Platymantis
Species:Platymantis corrugatus
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Environment
Terrestrial
Humidity
70 - 90 %
Day temperature
24 - 28 °C
Night temperature
22 - 24 °C
UVB
Low
Species description
Geographical Origin and Habitat: Endemic to the Philippine archipelago, where it is distributed across several islands. Inhabits the floor of humid tropical rainforests, preferring wet leaf litter and shelters near small mountain streams.
Taxonomy and Genetics: Part of the family Ceratobatrachidae, genus Platymantis. This species is genetically characterized by direct embryonic development within eggs laid in damp terrestrial settings, skipping any aquatic tadpole stage.
Behavior and Habits: Mainly terrestrial and active during night hours. Moves by hopping through damp foliage hunting for food. Males call at night, producing a repetitive raspy croaking sound from shaded areas.
Morphology: Moderate size, about 3-4.5 cm in length. The primary feature is the skin of the back, which shows numerous longitudinal folds and prominent dermal ridges (giving the species name corrugatus). Coloration is brown with darker shades.
Care, breeding and tankmates
Terrarium Setup: Requires a horizontal terrarium of at least 60x40x40 cm for a pair or small group. Ideal substrate is organic forest soil mixed with peat, covered with a layer of decaying oak leaves, bark, and moss.
Lighting and Heating: Dim lighting with a 12-hour photoperiod. Temperature must be kept cool, ideally between 21°C and 24°C during the day, with a drop at night. Do not use incandescent heating bulbs.
Humidity and Hydration: High air humidity (85-95%). Mist regularly with demineralized water. A very shallow, clean water dish should be placed in the terrarium, with the water changed daily.
Feeding and Supplementation: Diet consisting of live insects: appropriately sized crickets, freshly molted mealworms, fruit flies, and springtails. Supplement with calcium and multivitamins for amphibians once or twice a week.
Compatibility: Monospecific setup is highly recommended. Several females can be kept with a male, but the enclosure must be properly structured with low plants and branches to avoid crowding stress.
Health and Common Diseases: Particularly sensitive to fungal infections (chytridiomycosis) and skin bacteriosis caused by poor hygiene or waterlogged substrate. A well-managed bioactive terrarium helps prevent these issues.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Endemic to the Philippine archipelago, where it is distributed across several islands. Inhabits the floor of humid tropical rainforests, preferring wet leaf litter and shelters near small mountain streams.
Origin
Cosmopolitan or introducedNorth AmericaSouth and Southeast Asia
Amphibian profile
- Diet
- No verified data available
- Life expectancy
- No verified data available
- Adult size
- 4.15 cm
- Lifestyle/Microhabitat
- No verified data available
- Activity cycle
- No verified data available
- Sociality
- No verified data available
- Reproduction
- No verified data available
- Toxicity
- No verified data available
- Life stage
- No verified data available
- Handling tolerance
- No verified data available
- Brumation
- No verified data available
- Molting
- No verified data available
The catalog's scalar value is 4.15 cm. The AmphiBIO v1 source reports a maximum adult measurement of 4.15 cm for this species, recorded as snout–vent length (SVL). These figures are not interchangeable: the first is the profile's editorial reference, whereas the second is a published maximum under a specific measurement convention; differences among sources can reflect sex, population, life stage and measuring method.
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