Minute Tree Toad
Nectophrynoides minutus Perret, 1972
Also calledropucha uluguru (ces) · Хрупкая жаба (rus) · ヒメコモチヒキガエル (jpn)
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
diagnostic
This is a small slender frog. The tympanum is visible. This species lacks a distinct parotid gland, although some small glands are present in the parotid region. Finger and toe tips are not expanded. Toes have only a very small amount of webbing. The first finger is shorter than the second (Text from Harper et al., 2010).
African Amphibians
habitat
This species is found in undisturbed montane forest and montane grassland at elevations up to 1200 m (Harper et al., 2010).
African Amphibians
reproduction
Fertilization is internal and females give birth to 20–31 young (Text from Harper et al., 2010).
African Amphibians
size
Males reach 19 mm and females 22 mm in snout-vent length (Harper et al., 2010).
African Amphibians
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2422552.