Spurred big-eyed tree frog
species of amphibian
The spurred big-eyed tree frog (Nyctimystes pulcher) is a tree frog from New Guinea. It lives on the lower sides of mountains at around 1500 meters above sea level. It lives all through the middle of the island, in both Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[3][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. pulcher
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| Nyctimystes pulcher (Wandolleck, 1911)[3]
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The spurred big-eyed tree frog is one of the largest species in Nyctimystes.[4] The Latin word pulchra means "pale" or "fair."
References
change- ↑ Stephen Richards; David Bickford (2004). "Spurred Big-eyed Treefrog: Nyctimystes pulcher". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55783A11355180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55783A11355180.en. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Spurred Big-Eyed Treefrog: Nyctimystes pulcher". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Nyctimystes pulcher (Wandolleck, 1911)". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ↑ James I. Menzies (2014). "Notes on tree frogs, Nyctimystes species (Anura: Hylidae) of New Guinea; the Nyctimystes papua species group". Alytes. 31 (3–4): 59–76. S2CID 86200165.
