Nectophrynoides
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]
| Nectophrynoides | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Kihansi spray toad, Nectophrynoides asperginis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Nectophrynoides Noble, 1926 |
| Type species | |
| Nectophryne tornieri Roux, 1906 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Tornierobates Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 | |
Species
The genus Nectophrynoides contains 13 accepted species.[1]
| 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 (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 |
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References
- Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Nectophrynoides Noble, 1926". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- 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
- Iskandar, D. T.; Evans, B. J.; McGuire, J. A. (2014). "A novel reproductive mode in frogs: a new species of fanged frog with internal fertilization and birth of tadpoles". PLoS ONE. 9 (12): e115884. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0115884. PMC 4281041. PMID 25551466.
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