Nyctimystes dux
species of amphibian
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Nyctimystes dux is a tree frog from Papua New Guinea. Scientists have only seen it near Yuwong Village on the Huon Peninsula. Different scientists disagree about whether this frog should be in the genus Litoria or Nyctimystes.[1][2]
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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. dux
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| Nyctimystes dux (Richards and Oliver, 2006)[1]
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This frog has red eyes and pads, called nuptial pads, on its front feet.[2]
Some scientists think that Nyctimystes dux is a separate species. Other scientists think it is the same species as Litoria graminea.[3]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Nyctimystes dux Richards and Oliver 2006". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Paul Oliver; Stephen J. Richards; Burhan Tjaturadi; Sjoko Iskandar (2007). "A new large green species of Litoria (Anura: Hylidae) from western New Guinea" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1519: 17–26. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1519.1.2. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ↑ Fred Kraus (August 8, 2018). "Taxonomy of Litoria graminea (Anura: Hylidae), with descriptions of two closely related new species (Abstract)". Zootaxa. 4457 (2): 264–284. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4457.2.3. PMID 30314169. S2CID 52972250. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
