Green big-eyed tree frog

Green big-eyed tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Nyctimystes
Species:
N. humeralis
Binomial name
Nyctimystes humeralis
(Boulenger, 1912)[2]
Synonyms
  • Litoria humeralis
  • Hyla humeralis [3]

The green big-eyed tree frog (Nyctimystes humeralis) is a large tree frog from New Guinea. Scientists saw it in many places in the mountains in the middle of the island, between 600 and 1500 meters above sea level (2000 and 5000 feet). They saw it in Indonesia and in Papua New Guinea.[3][4][5][1][2]

The male frog is about 100 mm long from nose to rear end. The male frog has two pads on each first finger, called nuptial pads. The green big-eyed tree frog is the only frog in the genus Nyctimystes that has spikes on its humerus bones, and only the male frog has them. This frog is bright green with some yellow on its legs and rear.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stephen Richards; David Bickford (2004). "Green Big-eyed Treefrog: Nytimystes humeralis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55774A11352958. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55774A11352958.en. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Richard G. Zweifel (1958). "Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 78 Frogs of the Papuan Hylid Genus Nyctimystes" (PDF). American Museum of Natural History. p. 16. S2CID 54698209. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Nyctimystes humeralis Boulenger, 1912". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ Richard George Zweifel (1958). "Frogs of the Papuan hylid genus Nyctimystes. American Museum novitates; no. 1896". American Museum of Natural History. hdl:2246/4567. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Nyctimystes humeralis: Green Big-eyed Treefrog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved July 11, 2020.