A new species of Platymantis (Anura: Ranidae) from Quaternary deposits on Viti Levu, Fiji

T. H. Worthy

doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00197

A new species of Platymantis (Anura: Ranidae) from Quaternary deposits on Viti Levu, Fiji

T. H. Worthy

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Abstract

Fossil bones of the frog Platymantis are reported for the first time. Platymantis megabotoniviti sp. nov. is described from fossil bones of late Quaternary age from caves on Viti Levu, Fiji, south-west Pacific, where it was associated with fossils of the extant P. vitianus and P. vitiensis. The new species is much larger than any extant congeners, and its robust form indicates that it was a ground-dwelling frog. It appears to have become extinct in the late Holocene after humans arrived on Fiji with commensal rodents.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	665-680
Number of pages	16
Journal	PALAEONTOLOGY
Volume	44
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-4983.00197
Publication status	Published - Jun 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Fiji
Fossils
Frog
Platymantis megabotoniviti sp. nov.
Quaternary

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