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Nyctimystes eucavatus

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Nyctimystes eucavatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Nyctimystes
Species:
N. eucavatus
Binomial name
Nyctimystes eucavatus
(Menzies, 2014)[2]

Nyctimystes eucavatus is a species of tree frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to eastern Papua New Guinea. Scientists have observed it between 800 and 1200 meters above sea level in the eastern mountains.[2][3]

This frog's eggs are about 2.2 mm in diameter.[4]

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Nyctimystes eucavatus". 3.1. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. p. e.T74055384A74055500. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T74055384A74055500.en. 74055384. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Nyctimystes eucavatus Menzies, 2014". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Nyctimystes eucavatus". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  4. ^ James I. Menzies; Awal Riyanto (2015). "On the generic status of "Nyctimystes rueppelli" (Anura: Hylidae), a tree frog of Halmahera Island, Indonesia" (PDF). Alytes. 32 (32): 17–22. Retrieved July 22, 2020.