Nectophrynoides poyntoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Nectophrynoides poyntoni Menegon, Salvidio & Loader, 2004: 109

Holotype: MTSN 5077, adult ♂, collected by Michele Menegon and Sebastiano Salvidio between 2-6 January 2003.
Type locality: “Mkalazi Valley, at about 1200 m, Udzungwa Scarp Forest Reserve, Udzungwa Mountains, Iringa Region, south eastern Tanzania (08°23’44.9’’S, 35°58’55.4’’E)”.

Menegon, M., Salvidio, S. & Loader, S.P. 2004. Five new species of Nectophrynoides Noble 1926 (Amphibia Anura Bufonidae) from the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania. Tropical Zoology 17(1): 97–212. DOI: 10.1080/03946975.2004.10531201 Reference page.

IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2015. IUCN: Nectophrynoides poyntoni (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T54842A13323022. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T54842A13323022.en. Accessed on 20 October 2025.