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Nectophrynoides
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Kihansi Spray Toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis)
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Nectophrynoides

Buchholz & Peters In Peters, 1875

Nectophrynoides is a genus of true toads. They live in Eastern Arc forests and wetlands in Tanzania. All but N. tornieri are threatened. Species of the genus are ovoviviparous: fertilization is internal, and the females give birth to fully developed, small toadlets. Together with the West Africa Nimbaphrynoides, they are the only frogs/toads in the world that do not lay eggs.

Species

Binomial Name and Author Common Name
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
  • Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October 2007). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Nectophrynoides accessdate=2008-04-14

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