Biology:Nectophrynoides
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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]
Species
The genus Nectophrynoides contains 16 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, 2004 | frontier forest toad |
| Nectophrynoides laevis Menegon, Salvidio & Loader, 2004 | smooth forest toad |
| Nectophrynoides laticeps Channing, Menegon, Salvidio & Akker, 2005 | |
| Nectophrynoides luhomeroensis Thrane, Lyakurwa, Liedtke, Menegon, Petzold, Loader & Scherz, 2025 | |
| Nectophrynoides minutus Perret, 1972 | minute tree toad |
| Nectophrynoides paulae Menegon, Salvidio, Ngalason & Loader, 2007 | |
| Nectophrynoides poyntoni Menegon, Salvidio & Loader, 2004 | Poynton's forest toad |
| Nectophrynoides pseudotornieri Menegon, Salvidio & Loader, 2004 | pseudo 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, 2004 | Vestergaard's forest toad |
| Nectophrynoides viviparus (Tornier, 1905) | Morogoro tree toad |
| Nectophrynoides wendyae Clarke, 1988 | Uzungwe Scarp tree toad |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Nectophrynoides Noble, 1926". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Bufonidae/Nectophrynoides.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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).
- ↑ 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). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0115884. PMID 25551466. Bibcode: 2014PLoSO...9k5884I.
External links
Data related to Nectophrynoides at Wikispecies
Wikidata ☰ Q2666899 entry
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