Platymantis megabotoniviti

Platymantis megabotoniviti is an extinct species of frogs in the family Ceratobatrachidae. The species was described from bones of late Quaternary age from caves on Viti Levu, Fiji.[1] P. megabotoniviti is much larger than the other two species of Platymantis known from Fiji, P. vitianus and P. vitiensis.

Platymantis megabotoniviti
Temporal range: Pleistocene–Holocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ceratobatrachidae
Genus: Platymantis
Species:
P. megabotoniviti
Binomial name
Platymantis megabotoniviti
Worthy, 2001

This frog was larger than other frogs in the genus Platymantis. Scientists have dated their extinction to after the arrival of humans in Fiji and speculate that it may have fallen prey to invasive rodents.[2][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Worthy, Trevor H. (2001). "A new species of Platymantis (Anura: Ceratobatrachidae) from Quaternary deposits on Viti Levu, Fiji". Palaeontology. 44 (4): 665–680. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00197.
  2. ^ "Giant Fiji Ground Frog, Platymantis megabotonivit". Museum of New Zealand. Retrieved April 7, 2023.