Platymantis megabotoniviti
The Giant Fiji ground frog (Platymantis megabotoniviti) is a frog. This frog is not alive now. It lived long ago. Scientists found its bones in Fiji, in caves in Viti Levu.[1][2]
| Platymantis megabotoniviti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Genus: | Platymantis |
| Species: | P. megabotoniviti |
| Binomial name | |
| Platymantis megabotoniviti (Worthy, 2003) | |
This frog was larger than other frogs in Platymantis. Scientists say they all died after humans came to Fiji. The humans brought rodents with them.[2]
References
- "Giant Fiji Ground Frog, Platymantis megabotonivit". Museum of New Zealand. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- Trevor H. Worthy (November 24, 2003). "A New Species of Platymantis (Anura: Ranidae) from Quaternary Deposits On Viti Levu, Fiji". Palaeontology (Abstract). 44 (4): 665–680. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00197. S2CID 128865619. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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