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Nyctimystes dux

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Species of frog

Nyctimystes dux
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Nyctimystes
Species: N. dux
Binomial name
Nyctimystes dux
(Richards & Oliver, 2006)
Synonyms
  • Litoria dux Richards & Oliver, 2006

Nyctimystes dux is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. This fairly large tree frog is mainly green. It is endemic to the Huon Peninsula in Papua New Guinea. It was separated from Litoria graminea by Richards & Oliver, 2006.

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2020. Litoria dux. e.T135765A152557461. Downloaded on 28 December 2020.
  2. Richards, S.J.; Oliver, P. (2006). "Two new species of large green canopy-dwelling frogs (Anura: Hylidae: Litoria) from Papua New Guinea". Zootaxa. 1295: 41–60.
Taxon identifiers
Litoria dux


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