Nectophryne is a small genus

Genus

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 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	African Tree Toad
Nectophryne batesii	Bates' Tree Toad

External links

. 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). [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Nectophryne. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: May 04, 2008). taxon Nectophryne at http://www.eol.org. Taxon Nectophryne at http://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: May 04, 2008). Taxon Nectophryne at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm