#1892 · 🐸 amphibians

Iberian Midwife Toad

🇳🇱 Iberische Vroedmeesterpad ·Alytes cisternasii

LCleast concern 🐸 Amphibians 📍 in Europe, not in NL

7 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Goro Saber Animal · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Thijs Valkenburg · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Diego González Dopico · CC BY 4.0
4. © Natalia Rojas-Estevez · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © killianmille · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Gaëtan Jouvenez · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Diego González Dopico · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

The Iberian midwife toad or brown midwife toad ( Alytes cisternasii , in Spanish sapo partero ibérico ) is a species of frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae) found in Portugal and western Spain. It is typically found in open habitats such as meadows and open oak forests. Habitat loss is one of the threats to its survival.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 522iNaturalist observations
length 3.9 cmadult, up to
lifespan 6 yrmaximum recorded
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
522 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
About 4 cm long.
Can live up to 6 years.
Scientifically named by Eduardo Boscá Casanoves in 1879 (147 years ago).