Morobe big-eyed tree frog
The Morobe big-eyed tree frog (Nyctimystes trachydermis) is a tree frog from Papua New Guinea. It lives in the mountains in the southeastern peninsula. Scientists found it between 1280 and 2480 meters above sea level.[3][2][4][1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Nyctimystes |
| Species: | N. trachydermis
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| Nyctimystes trachydermis (Zweifel, 1983)[2]
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Scientists say this is one of the largest frogs in the genus Nyctimystes. The male frog can grow to 88 mm long from nose to rear end and scientists are not sure how large the female can be. It has rough skin on its back and brown eyes.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stephen Richards. Morobe Big-eyed Treefrog: Nyctimystes trachydermis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004 (2004). p. e.T55769A11362673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55769A11362673.en. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nyctimystes trachydermis Zweifel, 1983American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 James I. Menzies. Notes on tree frogs, Nyctimystes species (Anura: Hylidae) of New Guinea; the Nyctimystes papua species group. Alytes 31 (3–4) (2014). p. 59–76.
- ↑ Nyctimystes trachydermis: Morobe Big-Eyed TreefrogAmphibiaweb. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
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