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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Nyctimystes |
| Species: | N. sauroni
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| Binomial name | |
| Nyctimystes sauroni (Richards and Oliver, 2006)[2]
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Taxonomy
editThe 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
editThis frog has red-and-black eyes and nuptial pads on its front feet.[5][4]
References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria sauroni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T136016A152558316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T136016A152558316.en. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Litoria sauroni". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "Nyctimystes sauroni (Richards and Oliver, 2006)". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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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