Nectophrynoides
Nectophrynoides is a genus of true toads, family Bufonidae. They are endemic to Eastern Arc forests and wetlands in Tanzania, 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. Together with the West Africa Nimbaphrynoides and Limnonectes larvaepartus, they are the only frogs/toads in the world that do not lay eggs. The Ethiopian Altiphrynoides, which lay eggs, were also part of Nectophrynoides in the past.
Species
The genus Nectophrynoides contains 13 accepted species.Binomial name and authority | Common name |
Nectophrynoides asperginis Poynton, Howell, Clarke & Lovett, 1999 | Kihansi spray toad |
Nectophrynoides cryptus Perret, 1971 | secret tree toad |
Nectophrynoides frontierei Menegon, Salvidio & Loader,sex 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 | Tornier's Tree Toad |
Nectophrynoides vestergaardi Menegon, Salvidio & Loader, 2004 | Vestergaard's forest toad |
Nectophrynoides viviparus | Morogoro tree toad |
Nectophrynoides wendyae Clarke, 1988 | Uzungwe Scarp tree toad |