Platymantis guiting Meneses, Pitogo, Decena, Supsup, & Brown 2026

The second miniature frog described in the Philippines and the smallest so far, averaging just 14 mm! For a long time, it was thought to be part of the widespread pygmy forest frog from Luzon. But when we took a closer look—using genetic, morphological, and acoustic data—it turned out to be an evolutionarily distinct lineage and a species of its own. We named it after Mt. Guiting-guiting, the highest peak in the Romblon Island Group and the species’ last bastion.

Meneses CGM, Pitogo KME, Decena SCP, Supsup CE, Brown RM (2026). A new miniaturised Platymantis (Amphibia: Anura: Ceratobatrachidae) from Sibuyan and Tablas islands, Romblon Island Group, Philippines. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 74: 197-219. Link