Nectophryne

Genus of amphibians

Nectophryne
Nectophryne afra
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Nectophryne afra Buchholz & Peters in Peters, 1875 African tree toad
Nectophryne batesii Boulenger, 1913 Bates's tree toad

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Bufonidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  3. ^ 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. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  • 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
Taxon identifiers
Nectophryne


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