Quote Originally Posted by tgampper View Post
I doubt that the toads in the genera Nectophrynoides (Tanzania) and Nimbaphrynoides (Liberia and Guinea) would ever be available in the pet trade. Many species are endangered and have very limited ranges. You can check out one species, Morogoro Tree Frog (Nectophrynoides viviparus), by clicking on the link under Meet the Frog. The Kihansi spray toads (Nectophrynoides asperginis) is considered extinct in the wild. Many species are viviparous. You can see them at the Toledo, OH and the Bronx Zoos.

Actually I saw a Nectophrynoides viviparus briefly offered for sale on kingsnake.com several months ago that had come in with other tanzanian imports. It was illegal because they are illegal to import though and the specimen offered for sale was promptly withdrawn. The whole genus of Nectophrynoides has been placed on the CITES I list, whether that was justified for the whole genus is highly debatable given the extremely limited amount of information they had, but either way hobbyists might as well forget about getting any of them as it is extremely unlikely to happen legally. At the moment we still have plenty of interesting and completely legal frogs and toads to chose from though that may change if the "defenders of wildlife" the anti-hunting, anti-reptile/amphibian hobbyist and anti-who knows what all group manges to get all amphibians not "certified" chytrid free added to the list of injurious wildlife under the lacy act as they are currently trying to do under the pretense of caring about the health of native amphibian populations.