Nyctimystes foricula
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Nyctimystes |
| Species: | N. foricula
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| Binomial name | |
| Nyctimystes foricula Tyler, 1963
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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.
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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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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- IUCN Red List least concern species
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