Nyctimystes latratus is a species of tree frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae endemic to Papua New Guinea.[2] Scientists have seen it between 500 and 1200 meters above sea level on Mount Dayman and near the Bai-u River.[3][2][1]

Nyctimystes latratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Nyctimystes
Species:
N. latratus
Binomial name
Nyctimystes latratus
Menzies, 2014[2]

This frog's eyes are gold in color. The skin of the dorsum is light brown or dark brown, and the skin of the ventrum is dull white.[3]

The name of this frog is from the Latin word latros for "to bark."[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Phyllodytes edelmoi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T74056699A74056704. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T74056699A74056704.en. S2CID 243303207. 74056699. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Nyctimystes latratus Menzies, 2014". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c James I. Menzies (2014). "Notes on Nyctimystes (Anura: Hylidae), tree frogs of New Guinea, with descriptions of four new species". Alytes. 30: 55–56. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2020.