Nimbaphrynoides
Nimbaphrynoides is a monotypic genus of true toads from highlands in the Mount Nimba region of the West African countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Côte d'Ivoire. The sole species is Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis. Along with Nectophrynoides, Eleutherodactylus jasperi, and Limnonectes larvaepartus, Nimbaphrynoides is one of the only anurans that combine internal fertilization with ovoviviparity.
| Nimbaphrynoides | |
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| Gestating female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Nimbaphrynoides Dubois, 1987 |
| Species: | N. occidentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis (Angel, 1943) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nectophrynoides occidentalis Angel, 1943 | |
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