Hypsilurus is a genus of arboreal lizards in the family Agamidae. The genus is endemic to Melanesia.
Cornufer papuensis is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is found in the northern parts of New Guinea and in many surrounding islands, including the Bismarck Archipelago, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Trobriand Islands, and Maluku Islands including Sula Islands and Seram Island (Indonesia). Common name Papua wrinkled ground frog has been coined for the species.
The three-toed swiftlet or Papuan swiftlet is a species of swift. It is found in New Guinea.
The Papuan nightjar or Papuan eared-nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
The Papuan frogmouth is a species of bird in the family Podargidae, found in the Aru Islands, New Guinea, and in Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.
The Papuan bandicoot is a species of marsupial in the family Peramelidae. It is endemic to the Bird's Tail Peninsula. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. M. papuensis is a small bandicoot with a soft coat with a clear back, upper torso and face stripes. Its head to body length is 18–21 cm (7.1–8.3 in), the tail is 14–16 cm (5.5–6.3 in) long, the hind foot is from 43 to 47 mm long, the ears are 25 to 28 mm long and the animal weighs 145–184 g (5.1–6.5 oz).
The big-eared mastiff bat is a species of bat in the Molossidae family endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is only known from eleven specimens and it is not easy to survey. It forages in rainforest canopy and roosts in tree hollows. It is likely more widespread than currently known but additional research is needed.
The toothed river herring or Papuan river sprat is a species of fish in the family Clupeidae. It is found in New Guinea.
Rhabdoblennius papuensis, the Papuan blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific ocean, around Papua New Guinea. This species reaches a length of 3.9 centimetres (1.5 in) SL. In 2004, this species along with Rhabdoblennius nigropunctatus, became the most recently described members of the genus Rhabdoblennius.
The Papuan sittella is one of three species of bird in the family Neosittidae. It is endemic to New Guinea, where it is found in the highlands.
Hypsilurus nigrigularis is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in New Guinea.
Hypsilurus auritus is a species of agama found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is also distributed along adjacent islands to Papua new Guinea . Morphological Characteristics of this organism are that tey have 1 scale between nasal and first supralabial
Hypsilurus binotatus, the two-marked forest dragon, is a species of agama found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Hypsilurus bruijnii, also known commonly as the Bruijn forest dragon, the Bruijni forest dragon, and Bruijn's forest dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Hypsilurus geelvinkianus, the New Guinea forest dragon, is a species of agama found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Hypsilurus longi or Long's forest dragon is a species of agama found in Papua New Guinea.
Hypsilurus magnus is a species of agama found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Hypsilurus ornatus is a species of agama found in Papua New Guinea.
Hypsilurus schoedei, Vogt's forest dragon, is a species of agama found in Papua New Guinea.
Hypsilurus schultzewestrumi is a species of agama found in Papua New Guinea.
