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Nectophrynoides
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<p><i>Nectophrynoides</i> is a genus of true toads, family <a href="/facts/Bufonidae/ETrzsg2f">Bufonidae</a>. They are <a href="/facts/Endemic/xt4IpIsl">endemic</a> to <a href="/facts/Eastern_Arc/4ADNS5AQ">Eastern Arc</a> forests and wetlands in <a href="/facts/Tanzania/MJueJ7E4">Tanzania</a>, and all except <i><a href="/facts/Nectophrynoides_tornieri/A4AS9tTW">N. tornieri</a></i> are <a href="/facts/Threatened_species/kryGsxNb">threatened</a>. Species of the genus are <a href="/facts/Ovoviviparity/sPk5JLTN">ovoviviparous</a>: fertilization is internal, and the females give birth to fully developed, small toadlets. Together with the West Africa <i><a href="/facts/Nimbaphrynoides/oDTArkQR">Nimbaphrynoides</a></i> (which was included in <i>Nectophrynoides</i> in the past) and <i><a href="/facts/Limnonectes_larvaepartus/aR9cz4EW">Limnonectes larvaepartus</a></i>, they are the only frogs/toads in the world that do not lay eggs. The Ethiopian <i><a href="/facts/Altiphrynoides/XzuUtYrP">Altiphrynoides</a></i> (includes <i>Spinophrynoides</i>), which lay eggs, were also part of <i>Nectophrynoides</i> in the past. </p>