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Nyctimystes dux

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Nyctimystes dux
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Nyctimystes
Species:
N. dux
Binomial name
Nyctimystes dux
(Richards & Oliver, 2006)
Synonyms
  • Litoria dux Richards & Oliver, 2006

Nyctimystes dux is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. This fairly large tree frog is mainly green. It is endemic to the Huon Peninsula in Papua New Guinea.[2] It was separated from Litoria graminea by Richards & Oliver, 2006.

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2020. Litoria dux. e.T135765A152557461. Downloaded on 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Richards, S.J.; Oliver, P. (2006). "Two new species of large green canopy-dwelling frogs (Anura: Hylidae: Litoria) from Papua New Guinea". Zootaxa. 1295: 41–60.