What is Nectophrynoides?
Q: What is Nectophrynoides?
A: Nectophrynoides is a genus of true toads that live in Eastern Arc forests and wetlands in Tanzania.
Q: Are all the species of Nectophrynoides threatened?
A: Yes, all but one species, N. tornieri, are threatened.
Q: How do females of the genus Nectophrynoides give birth?
A: Females of the genus Nectophrynoides give birth to fully developed, small toadlets.
Q: What is the reproductive process of the species of the genus Nectophrynoides?
A: The species of the genus Nectophrynoides are ovoviviparous, meaning that fertilization is internal, and the females give birth to fully developed, small toadlets.
Q: What is unique about the reproductive process of Nectophrynoides and Nimbaphrynoides?
A: Nectophrynoides and Nimbaphrynoides are the only frogs/toads in the world that do not lay eggs.
Q: In which areas do the species of the genus Nectophrynoides live?
A: The species of the genus Nectophrynoides live in Eastern Arc forests and wetlands in Tanzania.
Q: How many species of Nectophrynoides are not threatened?
A: Only one species of Nectophrynoides, N. tornieri, is not threatened.
