Nectophrynoides | |
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Kihansi Spray Toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis) | |
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. Species of the group are viviparous: fertilization is internal, and the females give live birth. They are the only toads in the world that do not lay eggs. They also do not begin life as tadpoles.
Binomial Name and Author | Common Name | |
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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 |