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Nyctixalus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Rhacophorinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Rhacophoridae

Scientific name
  
Nyctixalus

Higher classification
  
Rhacophorinae

Order
  
Frog

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Lower classifications
  
Nyctixalus pictus, Nyctixalus margaritifer, Theloderma moloch, Spiny tree frog

Nyctixalus pictus chant


Nyctixalus is a genus of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. The common name is Indonesian tree frogs. They can be found in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, the Philippines, and southern Vietnam. Nyctixalus is the sister taxon of Theloderma. It has also been considered subgenus of Theloderma, but the most recent research treat it as a distinct genus.

Contents

Nyctixalus margaritifer


Description

Nyctixalus are medium-sized frogs with adults being 30–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in) in snout-vent length. Their body and limbs have numerous spiny tubercles. Fingers are free or webbed at base. Vocal sac is always absent.

Species

There are three species in the genus:

  • Nyctixalus margaritifer Boulenger, 1882
  • Nyctixalus pictus (Peters, 1871)
  • Nyctixalus spinosus (Taylor, 1920)
  • References

    Nyctixalus Wikipedia