Grant's big-eyed tree frog
species of amphibian
The Grant's big-eyed tree frog (Nyctimystes granti) is a large tree frog from Papua New Guinea. Scientists found this frog on the Utakwa River and Fly River catchment, about 1000 meters above sea level.[2][3][4][1][5]
| Grant's big-eyed tree frog | |
|---|---|
_Setakwa-Utakwa_Rivers,_Dutch_New_Guinea,_2nd_Wollaston_Expedition_1912-1913_(BMNH_1947.2.24.47).jpg)
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Nyctimystes |
| Species: | N. granti
|
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctimystes granti (Boulenger, 1914)[2]
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The frog is about 10.0 cm long. It has black marks on its back. It has vomerine teeth in its upper jaw.[5]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stephen Richards; Allen Allison (2004). "Grant's Big-eyed Treefrog: Nytimystes granti". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55772A11352593. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55772A11352593.en. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Nyctimystes granti (Boulenger, 1914)". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Nyctimystes granti: Grant's Big-eyed Treefrog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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. 11. S2CID 54698209. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
