Indonesian big-eyed tree frog
Nyctimystes fluviatilis, also known as the Indonesian big-eyed tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae, also treated as the subfamily Pelodryadinae in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to New Guinea and is known from Idenburg River (its type locality) and Wapoga River in Papua province, Indonesia, and from the Torricelli Mountains in the East Sepik Province and Kavorabip in the Western Province, both in the western Papua New Guinea.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Jumping (saltation) can be distinguished from running, galloping, and other gaits where the entire body is temporarily airborne by the relatively l...
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Not a migrantAnimals that do not make seasonal movements and stay in their native home ranges all year round are called not migrants or residents.
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starts withThe holotype, an adult female, measures 50 mm (2.0 in) in snout–vent length. The snout is relatively flat and dorsoventrally compressed. The tympanum is visible; the supratympanic fold is weakly developed. The canthus rostralis is distinct. The outer fingers are about half-webbed, whereas the outer toes are webbed to the base of the discs. The preserved specimen is dorsally light brown with small (1–2 mm) scattered spots. The legs have some irregular crossbars. The lower surfaces are pale tan.
