Altiphrynoides

{{Short description|Genus of amphibians}}

{{automatic taxobox

| taxon = Altiphrynoides

| authority = Dubois, 1987

| diversity = 2 species (see text)

| synonyms = Spinophrynoides Dubois, 1987

}}

Altiphrynoides is a genus of toads, commonly referred to as Ethiopian toads. They are restricted to highlands of south-central Ethiopia in the Arussi, Bale and Sidamo Provinces.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Bufonidae/Altiphrynoides |title=Altiphrynoides Dubois, 1987 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=5 September 2014}} Both species are threatened by habitat loss.Stuart et al., eds. (2008). Threatened Amphibians of the World. IUCN. Pp. 156 and 204. {{ISBN|978-84-96553-41-5}} They were formerly included in Nectophrynoides, but lack the unusual reproductive mode of those species (they lay eggs, while Nectophrynoides give birth to fully developed young). Conversely, some authorities treat Altiphrynoides as a monotypic genus for A. malcolmi, placing A. osgoodi in another monotypic genus, Spinophrynoides.Wells (2007). The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians. P. 487. {{ISBN|978-0-226-89334-1}}