Nectophrynoides | |
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Kihansi spray toad, Nectophrynoides asperginis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: |
Nectophrynoides Noble, 1926 |
Type species | |
Nectophryne tornieri Roux, 1906
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Synonyms [1] | |
Tornierobates Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 |
Nectophrynoides is a genus of true toads, family Bufonidae. They are endemic to Eastern Arc forests and wetlands in Tanzania, [1] [2] and all except N. tornieri are threatened. Species of the genus are ovoviviparous: fertilization is internal, and the females give birth to fully developed, small toadlets. [2] Together with the West Africa Nimbaphrynoides (which was included in Nectophrynoides in the past) and Limnonectes larvaepartus, they are the only frogs/toads in the world that do not lay eggs. [3] [4] The Ethiopian Altiphrynoides (includes Spinophrynoides), which lay eggs, were also part of Nectophrynoides in the past. [3]
The genus Nectophrynoides contains 13 accepted species. [1]
Binomial name and authority | Common name |
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Nectophrynoides asperginis Poynton, Howell, Clarke & Lovett, 1999 | Kihansi spray toad |
Nectophrynoides cryptus Perret, 1971 | secret tree toad |
Nectophrynoides frontierei Menegon, Salvidio & Loader, 2004 | frontier forest toad |
Nectophrynoides laevis Menegon, Salvidio & Loader, 2004 | smooth forest toad |
Nectophrynoides laticeps Channing, Menegon, Salvidio & Akker, 2005 | |
Nectophrynoides minutus Perret, 1972 | minute tree toad |
Nectophrynoides paulae Menegon, Salvavidio, Ngalason & Loader, 2007 | |
Nectophrynoides poyntoni Menegon, Salvidio & Loader, 2004 | Poynton's forest toad |
Nectophrynoides pseudotornieri Menegon, Salvidio & Loader, 2004 | pseudo forest toad |
Nectophrynoides tornieri (Roux, 1906) | Tornier's Tree Toad |
Nectophrynoides vestergaardi Menegon, Salvidio & Loader, 2004 | Vestergaard's forest toad |
Nectophrynoides viviparus (Tornier, 1905) | Morogoro tree toad |
Nectophrynoides wendyae Clarke, 1988 | Uzungwe Scarp tree toad |