Nyctimystes avocalis

species of amphibian

Nyctimystes avocalis or the loud big-eyed tree frog is small frog from Papua New Guinea.[2][3] It lives in wetlands far from the ocean. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species says it is vulnerable to extinction.[1]

Nyctimystes avocalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Nyctimystes
Species:
N. avocalis
Binomial name
Nyctimystes avocalis
(Zweifel, 1958)[2]

As of the 1950s, this frog had only been seen on eastern Goodenough Island, about 900 meters above sea level.[1][4]

The male frog is about 35 mm long from nose to rear end. The frog is gray with brown patches on its back.[4]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Stephen Richards; Allen Allison (2004). "Loud Big-eyed Treefrog: Nyctimystes avocalis". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55766A11362366. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55766A11362366.en. Retrieved July 10, 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 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 10, 2020.
  3. "Nyctimystes avocalis: Loud Big-eyed Tree Frog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  4. 4.0 4.1 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. 6. S2CID 54698209. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.