Nyctimystes dux
Nyctimystes dux is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae. This fairly large tree frog is mainly green. It is endemic to the Huon Peninsula in Papua New Guinea.[2] It was separated from Litoria graminea by Richards & Oliver, 2006.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Pelodryadidae |
Genus: | Nyctimystes |
Species: | N. dux |
Binomial name | |
Nyctimystes dux (Richards & Oliver, 2006) | |
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References
- Stephen Richards. 2008. Litoria dux. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T135765A4198717. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135765A4198717.en. Downloaded on 23 January 2018.
- Richards, S.J.; Oliver, P. (2006). "Two new species of large green canopy-dwelling frogs (Anura: Hylidae: Litoria) from Papua New Guinea". Zootaxa. 1295: 41–60.
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