Kaironk big-eyed tree frog [SEP] parent taxon
Nyctimystes foricula
Nyctimystes foricula, the Kaironk big-eyed tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae, endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests.
yellow-spotted tree frog, in its green phase, lacks the fine black specks present over the dorsum in the big-eyed tree frog's green phase. The brown phase of the yellow-spotted tree frog has a white blotch on the elbow, which brown-phase big-eyed tree frogs lack.
References.
- AmphibiaWeb - "Leptopelis vermiculatus"
- Global Amphibiam Assessment - "Leptopelis vermiculatus"