Spurred big-eyed tree frog

Spurred 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. pulcher
Binomial name
Nyctimystes pulcher
(Wandolleck, 1911)[3]
Synonyms
  • Nyctimystes pulchra
  • Litoria pulchra
  • Hyla pulchra [3]

The spurred big-eyed tree frog (Nyctimystes pulcher) is a tree frog from New Guinea. It lives on the lower sides of mountains at around 1500 meters above sea level. It lives all through the middle of the island, in both Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[3][2]

The spurred big-eyed tree frog is one of the largest species in Nyctimystes.[4] The Latin word pulchra means "pale" or "fair."

References

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  1. ↑ Stephen Richards; David Bickford (2004). "Spurred Big-eyed Treefrog: Nyctimystes pulcher". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55783A11355180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55783A11355180.en. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Spurred Big-Eyed Treefrog: Nyctimystes pulcher". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Nyctimystes pulcher (Wandolleck, 1911)". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  4. ↑ James I. Menzies (2014). "Notes on tree frogs, Nyctimystes species (Anura: Hylidae) of New Guinea; the Nyctimystes papua species group". Alytes. 31 (3–4): 59–76. S2CID 86200165.