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Common Midwife Toad

Amphibians

The common midwife toad is a small toad of western Europe, family Alytidae, named for its unusual parental care: after mating, the male winds the strings of fertilized eggs around his own hind legs and carries them on land for several weeks, keeping them moist until they are ready to hatch, at which point he releases the tadpoles into water. Its call is a short, high, bell like peep repeated at intervals.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Ecotourism and Research 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Scientific Name
Alytes obstetricans 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Anura, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Common Midwife Toad

In Biome

Lake, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Alytes obstetricans
River, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Alytes obstetricans
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Found In

Andorra

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Belgium

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France

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Germany

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Luxembourg

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Netherlands

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Norway

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Poland

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Portugal

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Spain

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Switzerland

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United Kingdom

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Common Midwife Toad
Wikipedia
  • article text (diet), EntityId 317260
    Common midwife toads feed mostly on insects and other arthropods, as well as carrion.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Alytes obstetricans
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES Appendix II
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive: "This species has also been used to research Lama"
    This species has also been used to research Lamarckian inheritance or epigenetics.
  • In Biome: Lake, Habitat Regions, biome: lakes and ponds
    lakes and ponds
  • In Biome: River, Habitat Regions, biome: rivers and streams
    rivers and streams
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4. Wikidata: Common Midwife Toad
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q837990, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata Q837990 (P225 taxon name)
  • Child Taxon Of: Anura, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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