Nyctimystes sauroni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Nyctimystes
Species:
N. sauroni
Binomial name
Nyctimystes sauroni
(Richards and Oliver, 2006)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Litoria sauroni Richards and Oliver, 2006
  • Dryopsophus sauroni (Richards and Oliver, 2006)
  • Ranoidea sauroni (Richards and Oliver, 2006)

Nyctimystes sauroni is a species of tree frog and an endemic to Papua New Guinea[2] Scientifically, it is in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is Scientists know it solely from the Kikori Integrate Conservation and Development Project area.

Taxonomy

The species epithet sauroni refers to the red and black mottled eye of The Lord of the Rings character Sauron.[4] Scientists currently disagree about whether this frog is best placed in the genus Litoria or Nyctimystes.[3][5]

Description

This frog has red-and-black eyes and nuptial pads on its front feet.[5][4]

References

  1. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria sauroni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T136016A152558316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T136016A152558316.en. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Litoria sauroni". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Nyctimystes sauroni (Richards and Oliver, 2006)". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Stephen J. Richards; Paul M. Oliver (2006). "Two new species of large green canopy-dwelling frogs (Anura: Hylidae: Litoria) from Papua New Guinea". Zootaxa. 1295 (1): 41. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1295.1.3. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  5. 1 2 Paul Oliver; Stephen J. Richards; Burhan Tjaturadi; Sjoko Iskandar (2007). "A new large green species of Litoria (Anura: Hylidae) from western New Guinea" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1519: 17–26. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1519.1.2. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
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