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Nyctimystes nullicedens

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Nyctimystes nullicedens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Nyctimystes
Species:
N. nullicedens
Binomial name
Nyctimystes nullicedens
(Kraus, 2018)
Synonyms
  • Litoria nullicedens Kraus, 2018

Nyctimystes nullicedens is a species of tree frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae.[2] It is endemic to Papua New Guinea and has been found on the south-western side of Mount Obree, at 550 meters above sea level.[3]

Taxonomy

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This species is related to the northern New Guinea tree frog.[4]

Description

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Nyctimystes nullicedens has green pigmentation on the mucosa of its mouth.

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria nullicedens". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T136933090A136933125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T136933090A136933125.en. S2CID 242189860. 136933090. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Nyctimystes nullicedens (Kraus, 2018) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  3. ^ "Litoria nullicedens". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  4. ^ Fred Kraus (August 8, 2018). "Taxonomy of Litoria graminea (Anura: Hylidae), with descriptions of two closely related new species (Abstract)". Zootaxa. 4457 (2): 264–284. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4457.2.3. PMID 30314169. S2CID 52972250. Retrieved August 3, 2020.