Nectophrynoides

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Nectophrynoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Nectophrynoides
Buchholz & Peters In Peters, 1875

Nectophrynoides is a genus of true toads endemic to Tanzania. Some species in it have a most unusual reproductive feature. They are viviparous: the fertilization is internal, and the young are born alive. They are the only toads in the world that do not lay eggs.

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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

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