Jump to content

African tree toad

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Tom.Reding (talk | contribs) at 19:09, 8 November 2016 (→top: Fix Category:CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter: vauthors/veditors or enumerate multiple authors/editors/assessors; WP:GenFixes on using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

African tree toad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Nectophryne
Species:
N. afra
Binomial name
Nectophryne afra

The African tree toad (Nectophryne afra) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.[1][2][3] It is found in the West and Central Africa from southwestern Nigeria through Cameroon to Equatorial Guinea (including Bioko), Gabon, and northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1][2]

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.[1]

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, and Virunga National Park.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Template:IUCN
  2. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Nectophryne afra Buchholz and Peters, 1875". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  3. ^ Zimkus, B. "Nectophryne afra Buchholz and Peters in Peters, 1875". African Amphibians. Retrieved 30 September 2015.


Stub icon

This Bufonidae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=African_tree_toad&oldid=748539610"