| Nyctimystes cryptochrysos | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Nyctimystes |
| Species: | N. cryptochrysos |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctimystes cryptochrysos Kraus, 2012 | |
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Nyctimystes cryptochrysos is a species of tree frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, endemic to Papua New Guinea. It lives on Fergusson Island between 900 and 1500 meters above sea level. Scientists suspect it may also live in the D'Entrecasteaux Islands.
The adult male frog measures 48.2 to 50.6 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 60.7 to 65.1 mm. Most of the skin of the dorsum is a mixture of light brown and dark brown in color. This frog has vertical lines on its lower eyelids and gold coloring on its legs and groin.
The scientific name of this species, chryptochrysos, comes from the Greek kryptos for "hidden" and chrysos for "gold," referring to the gold color on the middle of this frog's body.
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Nyctimystes cryptochrysos". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T74054591A74054765. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T74054591A74054765.en. S2CID 240954810. 74054591. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ "Nyctimystes cryptochrysos Kraus 2012". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ Fred Kraus (2012). "A New Species of Nyctimystes (Anura: Hylidae) from Papua New Guinea". Herpetologica. 68 (4). Herpetologists' League: 541–550. doi:10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-12-00012. JSTOR 23352180. S2CID 85258083. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Litoria cryptochrysos | |
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