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Nyctimystes semipalmatus Parker, 1936

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

Nyctimystes semipalmatus, the Kokoda big-eyed tree frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and heavily degraded former forests.

Wikipedia contributors, Nyctimystes semipalmatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:25:07.680079+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Nyctimystes semipalmatus Parker, 1936
Name authority
Parker, 1936
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Pelodryadidae
Genus
Nyctimystes
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderAnura
  10. familyPelodryadidae Günther, 1858
  11. genusNyctimystes Stejneger, 1916
  12. speciesNyctimystes semipalmatus Parker, 1936

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Nyctimystes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Nyctimystes avocalis Zweifel, 1958PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nyctimystes bivocalis Kraus, 2012PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nyctimystes disruptus Tyler, 1963PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nyctimystes eucavatus Menzies, 2014PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nyctimystes granti (Boulenger, 1914)PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nyctimystes humeralis (Boulenger, 1912)PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nyctimystes intercastellus Kraus, 2012PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nyctimystes latratus Menzies, 2014PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nyctimystes myolae Menzies, 2014PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nyctimystes ocreptus Menzies, 2014PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nyctimystes papua (Boulenger, 1897)PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nyctimystes perimetri Zweifel, 1958PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 146 records assigned to Pelodryadidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Litoria semipalmata (Parker, 1936) (Parker, 1936)synonym
Nyctimystes semipalmata Parker, 1936 Parker, 1936synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=663000 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:485PB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.