Nectophrynoides
genus of amphibians
Nectophrynoides is a genus of true toads. They live in Eastern Arc forests and wetlands in Tanzania.[1] 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.[1] Together with the West Africa Nimbaphrynoides, they are the only frogs/toads in the world that do not lay eggs.[2]
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| Kihansi Spray Toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis) | |
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| Genus: | Nectophrynoides |
Species
change| Binomial Name and Author | 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 |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Channing and Howell. (2006). Amphibians of East Africa. Pp. 104-117. ISBN 3-930612-53-4
- ↑ Wells (2007). The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians. Pp. 486-487. ISBN 978-0-226-89334-1
- 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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