Litoria pallidofemora

species of amphibian
(Redirected from Nyctimystes pallidofemora)

Litoria pallidofemora is a tree frog from Papua New Guinea. Scientists disagree about whether this frog is really in the genus Nyctimystes or the genus Litoria.[3][2]

Litoria pallidofemora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. pallidofemora
Binomial name
Litoria pallidofemora
(Kraus, 2018)[3]
Synonyms
  • Nyctimystes pallidofemora [3]

This frog has green coloring on the inside of its mouth. Scientists say it is related to the northern New Guinea tree frog, Litoria graminea.[4]

References

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  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria pallidofemora". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T136934416A136934449. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T136934416A136934449.en. S2CID 241417161. 136934416. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Litoria pallidofemora". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Nyctimystes pallidofemora (Kraus, 2018)". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  4. Fred Kraus (August 8, 2018). "Taxonomy of Litoria graminea (Anura: Hylidae), with descriptions of two closely related new species". Zootaxa (Abstract). 4457 (2): 264–284. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4457.2.3. PMID 30314169. S2CID 52972250. Retrieved August 7, 2020.