Nyctimystes pulcher

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Nyctimystes pulcher
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Nyctimystes
Species:
N. pulcher
Binomial name
Nyctimystes pulcher
(Wandolleck, 1911)

Nyctimystes pulcher, the spurred big-eyed tree frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Nyctimystes pulcher". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T55783A152547169. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55783A152547169.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.