The African tree toad (''Nectophryne afra'') is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in the West and Central Africa from southwestern Nigeria through Cameroon to

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

(including Bioko), Gabon, and northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Morphologically, ''Nectophryne afra'' is very similar to ''Nectorphryne batesii'' except in their snouts and extremities. The snout of ''N. afra'' protrudes farther and has a light colored line that connects the medial cleft to the upper lip: this is seen less in older specimen. ''N. afra'' limbs are also notably shorter than ''N. batesii''. African tree toads inhabit lowland forests. They are terrestrial by day and climb to vegetation by night. The male guards eggs that the pair lays in tree cavities containing water. The species can suffer locally from habitat loss. It is present in a number of national parks, including the Korup National Park,

Monte Alén National Park Monte Alén National Park ( es, Parque nacional de Monte Alén) is located near the center of Equatorial Guinea. It was established in 1990. With an area of , it is the country's largest national park. The goliath frog ''(Conraua goliath)'', one ...

, and Virunga National Park.The African tree toad is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.

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African tree toad Amphibians of Cameroon Amphibians of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Amphibians of Equatorial Guinea Amphibians of Gabon Amphibians of West Africa African tree toad Taxa named by Reinhold Wilhelm Buchholz Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Bufonidae-stub