Platymantis megabotoniviti
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Platymantis megabotoniviti is an extinct species of frog
in the family Ranidae. The species was described from bones of late Quaternary age from caves on Viti Levu, Fiji
. P. megabotoniviti is much larger than the other two species of Platymantis
known from Fiji
, P. vitianus and P. vitiensis.
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
in the family Ranidae. The species was described from bones of late Quaternary age from caves on Viti Levu, Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
. P. megabotoniviti is much larger than the other two species of Platymantis
Platymantis
Platymantis is a genus of true frogs.-Species:* Platymantis acrochorda * Platymantis aculeodactyla Brown, 1952* Platymantis adiastola Brown et al., 2006* Platymantis admiraltiensis Richards, Mack & Austin, 2007...
known from Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
, P. vitianus and P. vitiensis.