Nectophrynoides is a genus of true toads, family Bufonidae. They are endemic to Eastern Arc forests and wetlands in Tanzania,Channing, A., Howell, K.M. (2006). Amphibians of East Africa. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 418 pp. . (Genus Nectophrynoides, pp. 104–117). and all except N. tornieri are threatened. Species of the genus are ovoviviparous: fertilization is internal, and the females give birth to fully developed, small toadlets. Together with the West Africa Nimbaphrynoides (which was included in Nectophrynoides in the past) and Limnonectes larvaepartus, they are the only frogs/toads in the world that do not lay eggs.Wells, K.D. (2007). The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians. Chigago: University of Chicago Press. 1,160 pp. . (Genus Nectophrynoides, pp. 486–487). The Ethiopian Altiphrynoides (includes Spinophrynoides), which lay eggs, were also part of Nectophrynoides in the past.
Species The genus Nectophrynoides contains 16 accepted species. Binomial name and authority Common name Nectophrynoides asperginis Kihansi spray toad Nectophrynoides cryptus secret tree toad Nectophrynoides frontierei frontier forest toad Nectophrynoides laevis smooth forest toad Nectophrynoides laticeps Nectophrynoides luhomeroensis Nectophrynoides minutus minute tree toad Nectophrynoides paulae Nectophrynoides poyntoni Poynton's forest toad Nectophrynoides pseudotornieri pseudo forest toad Nectophrynoides saliensis Nectophrynoides tornieri Tornier's Tree Toad Nectophrynoides uhehe Nectophrynoides vestergaardi Vestergaard's forest toad Nectophrynoides viviparus Morogoro tree toad Nectophrynoides wendyae Uzungwe Scarp tree toad
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