Nyctimystes foricula
Nyctimystes foricula, the Kaironk big-eyed tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae, endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests.
| Nyctimystes foricula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Nyctimystes |
| Species: | N. foricula |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctimystes foricula Tyler, 1963 | |
Names
It is known as gojmay[2] or bin-pk[3] in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.
Habitat
In the Upper Kaironk Valley of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, it is found in water and rock clefts, and among Miscanthus cane, Ficus dammaropsis, Homalanthus, and other trees and foliage near water.[2]
References
- Richards, S.; Parker, F. (2004). "Nyctimystes foricula". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T55771A11363072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55771A11363072.en. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- Bulmer, Ralph N.H. and Michael Tyler. 1968. Karam classification of frogs. Journal of the Polynesian Society 77(4): 621–639.
- Pawley, Andrew and Ralph Bulmer. 2011. A Dictionary of Kalam with Ethnographic Notes. Canberra. Pacific Linguistics.
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