Nyctimystes pallidofemora
Nyctimystes pallidofemora is a species of tree frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, endemic to Papua New Guinea. Scientists disagree about whether this frog is best placed in the genus Nyctimystes or the genus Litoria.[2][3]
| Nyctimystes pallidofemora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Nyctimystes |
| Species: | N. pallidofemora |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctimystes pallidofemora (Kraus, 2018)[2] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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This frog has green coloring on the mucosa of its mouth. Scientists place it in the same species group as the northern New Guinea tree frog.[4]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria pallidofemora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2020: e.T136934416A136934449. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T136934416A136934449.en.
- "Nyctimystes pallidofemora (Kraus, 2018)". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- "Litoria pallidofemora". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- Fred Kraus (August 8, 2018). "Taxonomy of Litoria graminea (Anura: Hylidae), with descriptions of two closely related new species". Zootaxa (Abstract). 4457 (2): 264–284. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4457.2.3. PMID 30314169. S2CID 52972250. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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