Nyctimystes ocreptus
Nyctimystes ocreptus is a tree frog from Papua New Guinea. Scientists found it on Mount Albert Edward, 2600 meters above sea level.[1] Some may also live on Mount Victoria or Mount Knutsford.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Nyctimystes |
| Species: | N. ocreptus
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| Nyctimystes ocreptus (Menzies, 2014)[1]
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This frog has brown eyes. The veins in its lower eyelid go in all directions, like a net. This frog's skin is gold-green to gray-green in color. Its belly is white with purple and brown marks.[2]
Scientists say this frog is related to the common big-eyed tree frog, Nyctimystes narinosus.[2]
The name of this frog is from the words "oculus in rete captus," which means "eye caught in a net."[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'Nyctimystes ocreptus Menzies, 2014American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 James Menzies. Notes on Nyctimystes Species (Anura, Hylidae) of New Guinea: the Nyctimystes Narinosus Species Group with Descriptions of Two New Species (Abstract). Neotropical Biodiversity 138 (1) (2014)Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. p. 135–143. doi:10.1080/03721426.2014.10887197. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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