Nyctimystes hanwara Richards, 2024

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Hylidae > Subfamily: Pelodryadinae > Genus: Nyctimystes > Species: Nyctimystes hanwara

Nyctimystes hanwara Richards, 2024, Raffles Bull. Zool., 72: 269. Holotype: SAMA R72452, by original designation. Type locality: "Baia River headwaters, Karius Range, Hela Province, Papua New Guinea (5.9910°S, 142.6767°E, 1,390 m a.s.l.)". Zoobank Publication registration: 6DA644DF-04B1-4697-BBD8-ACB51B9CCE92 

Distribution

Known only from the type locality (Baia River headwaters) in the Karius Range in Hela Province, central Papua New Guinea, 1390 m elevation.  

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Papua New Guinea

Endemic: Papua New Guinea

Comment

Most similar to Nyctimystes bivocalis according to the original publication, where comparative morphology, advertisement call, and natural history detailed in the original publication. 

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