Nyctimystes ocreptus

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Nyctimystes ocreptus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Nyctimystes
Species:
N. ocreptus
Binomial name
Nyctimystes ocreptus
Menzies, 2014 [1]

Nyctimystes ocreptus is a species of tree frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, endemic to Papua New Guinea. Scientists have observed it on Mount Albert Edward, 2600 meters above sea level. [1] Some may also live on Mount Victoria or Mount Knutsford.

This frog has brown eyes. The veins in its lower eyelid extend in all directions in a netlike pattern. This frog's skin is gold-green to gray-green in color. Its belly is white with purple and brown marks. [2]

Scientists place this frog in the same species group as the common big-eyed tree frog, Nyctimystes narinosus. [2]

The name of this frog is derived from "oculus in rete captus," which means "eye caught in a net." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nyctimystes ocreptus Menzies, 2014". American Museum of Natural History . Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 James Menzies (October 13, 2014). "Notes on Nyctimystes Species (Anura, Hylidae) of New Guinea: the Nyctimystes Narinosus Species Group with Descriptions of Two New Species (Abstract)". Neotropical Biodiversity. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 138 (1): 135–143. doi:10.1080/03721426.2014.10887197. S2CID   85211633 . Retrieved August 4, 2020.