Nectophrynoides

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]

Nectophrynoides
Kihansi spray toad, Nectophrynoides asperginis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Nectophrynoides Noble, 1926
Type species
Nectophryne tornieri Roux, 1906
Synonyms[1]
Tornierobates Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926

Species

The genus Nectophrynoides contains 13 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 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