Nyctimystes traunae is a species of tree frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, endemic to Papua New Guinea. It lives on mountains in the centre of the island in the Western Highlands Province. Scientists have seen it about 800 meters above sea level.[2][3]

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

Original description edit

  • Menzies, James I. (2014). "Notes on Nyctimystes (Anura: Hylidae), tree frogs of New Guinea, with descriptions of four new species". Alytes (Abstract). 30: 42–68. Retrieved July 20, 2020.

References edit

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Nyctimystes traunae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. 2020. IUCN: e.T74056777A74056793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T74056777A74056793.en. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Nyctimystes traunae Menzies, 2014". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Nyctimystes traunae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 11, 2022.