Nectophrynoides frontierei

(Nectophrynoides frontierei)

Description

Nectophrynoides frontierei is a species of toads in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania and was discovered in Amani Nature Reserve within the East Usambara Mountains. It is named after Frontier, an organisation carrying out scientific research in the area. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Bufonidae
Genus:Nectophrynoides
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