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Nyctimystes latratus

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

Nyctimystes latratus is a tree frog from Papua New Guinea.[2] It lives between 500 and 1200 meters above sea level on Mount Dayman and near the Bai-u River.[3][2][1]

This frog has gold eyes. This frog is light brown or dark brown with a dull white belly.[3]

The name of this frog is from the Latin word latros for "to bark."[3]

References

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  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Phyllodytes edelmoi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T74056699A74056704. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T74056699A74056704.en. S2CID 243303207. 74056699. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Nyctimystes latratus Menzies, 2014". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 James I. Menzies (2014). "Notes on Nyctimystes (Anura: Hylidae), tree frogs of New Guinea, with descriptions of four new species". Alytes. 30: 55–56. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2020.