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Nectophrynoides 
Kihansi Spray Toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Bufonidae Genus: Nectophrynoides
Buchholz & Peters In Peters, 1875Nectophrynoides is a genus of true toads endemic to Tanzania. Some species in it have a most unusual reproductive feature. Species of the group are viviparous: fertilization is internal, and the females give live birth. They are the only toads in the world that do not lay eggs. They also do not begin life as tadpoles.
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 accessdate=2008-04-14
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