- Nectophryne
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Nectophryne Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Bufonidae Genus: Nectophryne
Buchholz & Peters In Peters, 1875Species See table.
Nectophryne (African Tree Toads) is a small genus of true toads with only two species. They are native to western Africa - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, northeastern Congo, Bioko and Equatorial Guinea. Nectophryne afra uses small bodies of water to lay its eggs which are then guarded by the male.
Species
Binomial Name and Author Common Name Nectophryne afra Buchholz & Peters in Peters, 1875 African Tree Toad Nectophryne batesii Boulenger, 1913 Bates' Tree Toad External links
- Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Nectophryne. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: May 04, 2008).
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Nectophryne. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: May 04, 2008).
- eol - Encyclopedia of Life taxon Nectophryne at http://www.eol.org.
- ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database Taxon Nectophryne at http://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: May 04, 2008).
- GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxon Nectophryne at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm
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