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Nectophrynoides cryptus Perret, 1971

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

Nectophrynoides cryptus is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Wikipedia contributors, Nectophrynoides cryptus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:18:35.662887+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Nectophrynoides cryptus Perret, 1971
Name authority
Perret, 1971
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Bufonidae
Genus
Nectophrynoides
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderAnura
  10. familyBufonidae Gray, 1825
  11. genusNectophrynoides Noble, 1926
  12. speciesNectophrynoides cryptus Perret, 1971

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Nectophrynoides. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Nectophrynoides frontierei Menegon, Salvidio & Loader, 2004BufonidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nectophrynoides minutus Perret, 1972BufonidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nectophrynoides paulae Menegon, Salvidio, Ngalason & Loader, 2007BufonidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nectophrynoides pseudotornieri Menegon, Salvidio & Loader, 2004BufonidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nectophrynoides tornieri (Roux, 1906)BufonidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nectophrynoides vestergaardi Menegon, Salvidio & Loader, 2004BufonidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nectophrynoides asperginis Poynton, Howell, Clarke & Lovett, 1999BufonidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nectophrynoides laevis Menegon, Salvidio & Loader, 2004BufonidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nectophrynoides laticeps Channing, Menegon, Salvidio & Akker, 2005BufonidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nectophrynoides poyntoni Menegon, Salvidio & Loader, 2004BufonidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nectophrynoides viviparus (Tornier, 1905)BufonidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nectophrynoides wendyae Clarke, 1988BufonidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 502 records assigned to Bufonidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=661916 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:462WK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.