Metaphryniscus

{{Short description|Genus of amphibians}}

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| image = A curious toad1.JPG

| status = NT

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2020 |title=Metaphryniscus sosai |volume=2020 |page=e.T54834A109529968 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T54834A109529968.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| parent_authority = Señaris, {{interlanguage link multi|José Ayarzagüena|es|lt=Ayarzagüena}}, and Gorzula, 1994

| taxon = Metaphryniscus sosai

| authority = Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994

| synonyms = * Metaphryniscus sosae Senaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994

| synonyms_ref =

}}

Metaphryniscus is a monotypic genus of toads in the family Bufonidae. The sole species is Metaphryniscus sosae. The species, and thereby the whole genus, is endemic to Venezuela and only known from its type locality, Cerro Marahuaca.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.