Simbang big-eyed tree frog

Simbang 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. obsoletus
Binomial name
Nyctimystes obsoletus
(Lönnberg, 1900)[2]
Synonyms
  • Hyla obsoleta
  • Nyctimystes obsoleta
  • Litoria obsoleta[2]

The Simbang big-eyed tree frog (Nyctimystes obsoletus) is a tree frog from Papua New Guinea. Scientists found it on the Huon Peninsula.[2][3][4][1]

This frog's ear is hard to see when it is alive. The ear is easier to see when it is dead and preserved.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stephen Richards; Fred Parker (2004). "Simbang Big-eyed Treefrog". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55778A11353893. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55778A11353893.en. Retrieved July 29, 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 James I. Menzies (2014). "Notes on Nyctimystes (Anura: Hylidae), tree frogs of New Guinea, with descriptions of four new species". Alytes. 30: 60–61. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Nyctimystes obsoletus Lönnberg, 1900". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Simbang Big-eyed Treefrog: Nyctimystes obsoletus". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved July 29, 2020.