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The Mallorcan midwife toad (Alytes muletensis) is a small, vulnerable amphibian endemic to the Tramuntana mountains of Mallorca, Spain. It was originally described from the fossil record before living populations were discovered in 1977. Like other midwife toads, the male carries the fertilized eggs...
The common midwife toad, Alytes obstetricans, is a small amphibian native to parts of western and central Europe. Unlike most frogs and toads, it reproduces through extended paternal care: the male winds fertilized strings of eggs around his hind legs, keeps them moist on land, and carries them unti...
The Iberian Midwife Toad (Alytes cisternasii) is a small amphibian endemic to the Iberian Peninsula, described by Spanish zoologist Eduardo Boscá in 1879. It is distinguished from the closely related common midwife toad by its rougher, more granular skin and its more restricted range across western...
