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Iberian Midwife Toad

Alytes cisternasii

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 12, February 13, March 22, April 16, May 13, June 4, July 2, August 2, September 18, October 28, November 15, December 11.
Spain156
Portugal84
Andalucía74
Comunidad de Madrid63
FARO33
ÉVORA19
BEJA9
Extremadura8
Castilla y León7
Castilla-La Mancha4

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • VocalKnown for distinctive calls, songs, or vocalizationsFrom its classification

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderFrogs and Toads · Anura
FamilyDisc-tongued Frogs · Alytidae
GenusMidwife Toads · Alytes

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Iberian Midwife Toad with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.