Rueppel's big-eyed tree frog
Rueppel's big-eyed tree frog (Nyctimystes rueppelli) is a tree frog from Indonesia. It lives on Halmahera and Morotai Islands in the Moluccas.[2][4][5] It lives in forests and wetlands not near the ocean.[1][3]
| Rueppel's big-eyed tree frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Nyctimystes |
| Species: | N. rueppelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctimystes rueppelli (Boettger, 1895)[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
Scientists looked at dead, preserved frogs. A male frog was 48 mm long from nose to rear end. A female frog was 47 mm long. When alive, this frog is yellow with black marks. This frog has up-and-down marks on its lower eyelids.[3]
References
- Stephen Richards; David Price (2004). "Rueppel's Big-eyed Treefrog: Nyctimystes rueppelli". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. p. e.T55784A11355392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55784A11355392.en. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- "Ranoidea reuppelli". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- Richard G. Zweifel (1958). "Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 78 Frogs of the Papuan Hylid Genus Nyctimystes" (PDF). American Museum of Natural History. p. 36. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- Richard George Zweifel (1958). "Frogs of the Papuan hylid genus Nyctimystes. American Museum novitates; no. 1896". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- "Nyctimystes rueppelli". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
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