Nectophrynoides

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.

Species

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

References

Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Nectophrynoides access date=2008-04-14

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