Nyctimystes cryptochrysos
Nyctimystes cryptochrysos is a species of tree frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, endemic to Papua New Guinea.[2] It lives on Fergusson Island between 900 and 1500 meters above sea level. Scientists suspect it may also live in the D'Entrecasteaux Islands.[3]
| Nyctimystes cryptochrysos | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Nyctimystes |
| Species: | N. cryptochrysos |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctimystes cryptochrysos Kraus, 2012[2] | |
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The adult male frog measures 48.2 to 50.6 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 60.7 to 65.1 mm. Most of the skin of the dorsum is a mixture of light brown and dark brown in color. This frog has vertical lines on its lower eyelids and gold coloring on its legs and groin.[3]
The scientific name of this species, chryptochrysos, comes from the Greek kryptos for "hidden" and chrysos for "gold," referring to the gold color on the middle of this frog's body.[3]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Nyctimystes cryptochrysos". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T74054591A74054765. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T74054591A74054765.en. S2CID 240954810. 74054591. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- "Nyctimystes cryptochrysos Kraus 2012". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- Fred Kraus (2012). "A New Species of Nyctimystes (Anura: Hylidae) from Papua New Guinea". Herpetologica. Herpetologists' League. 68 (4): 541–550. doi:10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-12-00012. JSTOR 23352180. S2CID 85258083. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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