Nectophrynoides

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Nectophrynoides
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Kihansi spray toad, Nectophrynoides asperginis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Nectophrynoides
Noble, 1926
Type species
Nectophryne tornieri
Roux, 1906
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]

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Species

The genus Nectophrynoides contains 16 accepted species. [1]

Binomial name and authorityCommon name
Nectophrynoides asperginis Poynton, Howell, Clarke & Lovett, 1999Kihansi spray toad
Nectophrynoides cryptus Perret, 1971secret tree toad
Nectophrynoides frontierei Menegon, Salvidio & Loader, 2004frontier forest toad
Nectophrynoides laevis Menegon, Salvidio & Loader, 2004smooth forest toad
Nectophrynoides laticeps Channing, Menegon, Salvidio & Akker, 2005
Nectophrynoides luhomeroensis Thrane, Lyakurwa, Liedtke, Menegon, Petzold, Loader & Scherz, 2025
Nectophrynoides minutus Perret, 1972minute tree toad
Nectophrynoides paulae Menegon, Salvidio, Ngalason & Loader, 2007
Nectophrynoides poyntoni Menegon, Salvidio & Loader, 2004Poynton's forest toad
Nectophrynoides pseudotornieri Menegon, Salvidio & Loader, 2004pseudo forest toad
Nectophrynoides saliensis Thrane, Lyakurwa, Liedtke, Menegon, Petzold, Loader & Scherz, 2025
Nectophrynoides tornieri (Roux, 1906)Tornier's Tree Toad
Nectophrynoides uhehe Thrane, Lyakurwa, Liedtke, Menegon, Petzold, Loader & Scherz, 2025
Nectophrynoides vestergaardi Menegon, Salvidio & Loader, 2004Vestergaard's forest toad
Nectophrynoides viviparus (Tornier, 1905)Morogoro tree toad
Nectophrynoides wendyae Clarke, 1988Uzungwe Scarp tree toad

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. 1 2 Channing, A., Howell, K.M. (2006). Amphibians of East Africa. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 418 pp. ISBN   3-930612-53-4. (Genus Nectophrynoides, pp. 104–117).
  3. 1 2 Wells, K.D. (2007). The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians. Chigago: University of Chicago Press. 1,160 pp. ISBN   978-0-226-89334-1. (Genus Nectophrynoides, pp. 486–487).
  4. ↑ 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. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9k5884I. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115884 . PMC   4281041 . PMID   25551466.


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