Tag Archive for 'Bufonidae'

Nectophrynoides luhomeroensis, adult in life. Image credit: Thrane et al., doi: 10.3897/vz.75.e167008.

Three New Species of Viviparous Tree Toads Discovered in Tanzania

Nov 7, 2025 by News Staff

A research team led by University of Copenhagen scientists has described three new species of the tree toad genus Nectophrynoides from Tanzania’s Eastern...

Artistic rendition of Kenyaphrynoides vulcani (A), drawing of a dorsal view of the left hand of the holotype (B), and dorsal (C) and ventral (D) photographs of the holotype prior to preservation. Image credit: Liedtke et al., doi: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad160.

Newly-Discovered Toad Species Lives on African Volcano

Dec 26, 2023 by News Staff

Scientists have identified a new genus and species of true toad from a single specimen found in the high forests of Mount Kenya, an extinct volcano in...