Cheesman's big-eyed tree frog
species of amphibian
Cheesman's big-eyed tree frog (Nyctimystes cheesmani) is a tree frog from southeastern Papua New Guinea.[2][3][1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Nyctimystes |
| Species: | N. cheesmani
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| Nyctimystes cheesmani (Tyler, 1964)[2]
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The adult male frog is 47.6 to 56.5 mm long from nose to rear end, and the adult female frog is 54.7 to 65.0 mm long. It can be light brown to dark brown or green-brown in color. It has very dark eyes. It has purple color on some parts of its body. It has vomerine teeth in its upper jaw.[4]
Scientists found this frog in streams in forests that were open enough for the sunlight to come through.[4]
In 2020, the International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature considered calling the frog "cheesmanae" but decided not to.[5]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stephen Richards; Richard Zweifel (2004). "Cheesman's Big-eyed Treefrog: Nytimystes cheesmani". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55767A11362503. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55767A11362503.en. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Nyctimystes cheesmani Tyler, 1964". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Nyctimystes cheesmani: Cheesman's Big-eyed Treefrog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fred Kraus (2012). "Identity of Nyctimystes cheesmani (Anura: Hylidae), with description of two new related species". Zootaxa. 3493: 1–26. doi:10.5281/zenodo.211970.
- ↑ "Opinion 2447 (Case 3613) – Nyctimystes cheesmani Tyler, 1964 (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae): original spelling of specific name maintained". The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 77 (1): 47–48. April 30, 2020. doi:10.21805/bzn.v77.a013. S2CID 229723766. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
