Viviparous Toads
Nectophrynoides
Nectophrynoides is a genus of true toads, family Bufonidae. They are endemic to Eastern Arc forests and wetlands in Tanzania, 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. 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. The Ethiopian Altiphrynoides (includes Spinophrynoides), which lay eggs, were also part of Nectophrynoides in the past.
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 16 known species
Tornier's Forest Toad
speciesNectophrynoides tornieri
Kihansi Spray Toad
speciesNectophrynoides asperginis
Robust Viviparous Toad
speciesNectophrynoides viviparus
Vestergaard's Forest Toad
speciesNectophrynoides vestergaardi
Wide-headed Viviparous Toad
speciesNectophrynoides laticeps
Paula's Viviparous Toad
speciesNectophrynoides paulae
Udzungwa Glandular Tree Toad
speciesNectophrynoides uhehe
Luhomero Glandular Tree Toad
speciesNectophrynoides luhomeroensis
Uzungwe Scarp Tree Toad
speciesNectophrynoides wendyae
Uluguru Viviparous Toad
speciesNectophrynoides cryptus
Smooth Viviparous Toad
speciesNectophrynoides laevis
Minute Tree Toad
speciesNectophrynoides minutus
Pseudo Forest Toad
speciesNectophrynoides pseudotornieri
Mahenge Glandular Tree Toad
speciesNectophrynoides saliensis
Frontier Viviparous Toad
speciesNectophrynoides frontierei
Poynton's Forest Toad
speciesNectophrynoides poyntoni
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 21746.