Nectophrynoides laticeps | |
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Information | |
Range | Ukaguru Mountains of Tanzania |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Amphibia |
Order | Anura |
Family | Bufonidae |
Genus | Nectophrynoides |
Species | Nectophrynoides laticeps |
Nectophrynoides laticeps is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to the Ukaguru Mountains of Tanzania. This toad can be distinguished from the other known species of the genus by a combination of morphological characters, and has an advertisement call different from all other recorded calls of Nectophrynoides. The dorsal and ventral coloration is variable with a pink tinge. It is ovoviviparous to the eggs remain within the mother's body until they hatch.