Biology:Nectophryne
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Short description: Genus of amphibians
Nectophryne | |
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Nectophryne afra | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Nectophryne Buchholz & Peters, 1875 |
Diversity | |
2 species (see text) |
Nectophryne, or African tree toads, is a small genus of true toads with only two species.[1][2] They are native to West and Central Africa: Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, northeastern Congo, Bioko and Equatorial Guinea.[1] Nectophryne afra uses small bodies of water to lay its eggs which are then guarded by the male.[3]
Species
The genus contains two species.[1][2]
Binomial name and author | Common name |
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Nectophryne afra Buchholz & Peters in Peters, 1875 | African tree toad |
Nectophryne batesii Boulenger, 1913 | Bates's tree toad |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Nectophryne Buchholz and Peters, 1875". 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/Nectophryne. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bufonidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Bufonidae.shtml. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Nectophryne afra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T54835A18366215. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T54835A18366215.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54835/18366215. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
- eol - Encyclopedia of Life taxon Nectophryne at http://www.eol.org
- ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database Taxon Nectophryne at https://www.itis.gov/index.html
- GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxon Nectophryne at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm
Wikidata ☰ Q2670474 entry
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