African tree toad

African tree toad
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Nectophryne
Species: N. afra
Binomial name
Nectophryne afra
Buchholz & Peters, 1875

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. 1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Nectophryne afra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 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.


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