White-lipped tree frog

The white-lipped tree frog (Nyctimystes infrafrenatus) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is the world's largest tree frog (the Cuban tree frog reaches a similar maximum size) and is found in Australia. Other common names include the New Guinea treefrog, giant tree frog, and Australian giant treefrog.

This article is about the Australian frog. For other uses, see White-lipped tree frog (disambiguation).
"Giant tree frog" redirects here. For other uses, see Giant tree frog (disambiguation).

White-lipped tree frog
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Nyctimystes
Species:
N. infrafrenatus
Binomial name
Nyctimystes infrafrenatus
(Günther, 1867)
Synonyms
List
  • Hyla infrafrenata Günther, 1867
  • Calamita dolichopsis Cope, 1867
  • Pelodryas dolichopsis Meyer, 1875
  • Pelodryas militarius Ramsay, 1878
  • Litoria guttata Macleay, 1878
  • Hyla dolichopsis Boulenger, 1882
  • Hyla infrataeniata Boulenger, 1885
  • Hyla spengeli Boulenger, 1912
  • Hyla militaria Boulenger, 1912
  • Hyla trinilensis Ahl, 1929
  • Hyla infralineata Rensch, 1936
  • Hyla spengleri Loveridge, 1948
  • Litoria infrafrenata Tyler, 1971
  • Sandyrana infrafrenata Wells and Wellington, 1985
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