Dayman big-eyed tree frog facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dayman big-eyed tree frog
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Synonyms
Nyctimystes daymani (Zweifel, 1958) Litoria daymani (Frost, Grant, Faivovich, Bain, Haas, Haddad, de Sá, Channing, Wilkinson, Donnellan, Raxworthy, Campbell, Blotto, Moler, Drewes, Nussbaum, Lynch, Green, and Wheeler, 2006) Nyctimystes daymani (Kraus, 2013)

Dayman big-eyed tree frog (Nyctimystes daymani) is a frog from southeastern Papua New Guinea. It lives in wetlands far from the ocean. Scientists have only ever seen it on Dayman Mountain in Milne Bay Province, and in Mafulu. It was found about 700 meters above sea level.

The male frog is about 3.8 cm long. When dead and preserved, it is brown with darker brown patterns on its back and legs. It has vein patterns on its lower eyelids. When alive, this frog is light brown with a little orange and white spots. It has orange toes. Its belly is very white in color.

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In Spanish: Nyctimystes daymani para niños