''Platymantis diesmosi'' is a species of

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s that was first described by Brown and Gonzalez in 2007. It is

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to the Philippines and is found on

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Distribution and habitat

''Platymantis diesmosi'' has only been found on

in the

Bicol Region Bicol, known formally as the Bicol Region or colloquially as Bicolandia ( bcl, Rehiyon kan Bikol; Rinconada Bikol: ''Rehiyon ka Bikol''; Waray Sorsogon, Masbateño: ''Rehiyon san Bikol''; tl, Rehiyon ng Bikol), is an administrative region of ...

of the Philippines at elevations of above mean sea level, where it is common. The

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has classed the species as "

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" because it was described recently and not much data has been collected. The species has been found between away from water, and on cliff edges.

Description

Females have a snout-vent length of , while the corresponding measurement for males is . The tip of the snout extends just over the lower jaw and is pointed bluntly. The arms are slender and the fingers are long and black with brown-gold spots. The lips are swollen. The pupil of the eye is horizontally elliptical. ''P. diesmosi'' is mainly dark brown and has irregular darker markings and/or minuscule white patches. Specimens are sometimes almost totally black and brown with golden highlights. Golden patches can be found on the head, and its limbs are mainly golden-brown. The throat colour ranges from cream to dark brown, and the chest and stomach are also variably coloured, from dark brown with white patches to cream.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3392038 diesmosi Amphibians described in 2007 Amphibians of the Philippines Endemic fauna of the Philippines Fauna of Luzon