Mondo big-eyed tree frog
species of amphibian
The mondo big-eyed tree frog (Nyctimystes gularis) is a tree frog from Papua New Guinea. Scientists saw it on Mount Dayman and Mount Tafa, between 1500 and 2400 meters above sea level (5000 and 7900 feet).[3][4][5][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. gularis
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| Nyctimystes gularis (Parker, 1936)[2]
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The male frog is about 3.7 cm long and the female frog is 4.2 to 5.6 cm long.[2] Scientists who saw the frog said it was plain in color with darker color on its legs.[6]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stephen Richards; Richard Zweifel; Fred Kraus (2004). "Mondo Big-eyed Treefrog: Nytimystes gularis". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55773A11352759. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55773A11352759.en. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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. 15. S2CID 54698209. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Nyctimystes gularis Parker, 1936". 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 gularis: Mondo Big-eyed Treefrog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ↑ James I. Menzies (2014). "Notes on Nyctimystes (Anura: Hylidae), tree frogs of New Guinea, with descriptions of four new species". Alytes. 30: 59–60. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
