''Nectophryne'', or African tree toads, is a small
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
true toads
A true toad is any member of the family Bufonidae, in the order Anura (frogs and toads). This is the only family of anurans in which all members are known as toads, although some may be called frogs (such as harlequin frogs). The bufonids now ...
with only two species.
They are native to West and Central 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
The genus contains two species.[
]
References
External links
* taxo
''Nectophryne''
at http://www.eol.org
* Taxo
''Nectophryne''
at https://www.itis.gov/index.html
* Taxo
''Nectophryne''
at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm
Amphibians of Sub-Saharan Africa
Amphibian genera
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
Taxa named by Reinhold Wilhelm Buchholz
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