Nimbaphrynoides

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Nectophryne
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Nimbaphrynoides
Dubois, 1987

Nimbaphrynoides is a small genus of true toads with only two species. They are native to Mount Nimba region of the Ivory Coast and Guinea. The two species are viviparous - giving birth to live offspring rather than laying eggs as most toads do.

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Binomial Name and Author Common Name
Nimbaphrynoides liberiensis (Xavier, 1979) Liberia Nimba Toad
Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis (Angel, 1943) Western Nimba Toad

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