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What (who) is midwife toad - definition


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GENUS OF AMPHIBIANS
Midwife Toad; Midwife Toads; Alytes; Midwife frog
Midwife toads are a genus (Alytes) of frogs in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae), and are found in most of Europe and northwestern Africa. Characteristic of these toad-like frogs is their parental care; the males carry a string of fertilised eggs on their backs, hence the name "midwife".
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GENUS OF AMPHIBIANS
Midwife Toad; Midwife Toads; Alytes; Midwife frog
¦ noun a European toad, the male of which has a distinctive piping call in spring and carries the developing eggs wrapped around his hind legs. [Alytes obstetricans.]
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SPECIES OF AMPHIBIAN
Alytes dickhilleni; Sapo Partero Bético; Sapo Partero Betico; Betic Midwife Toad
The Betic midwife toad or Sapo Partero Bético (Alytes dickhilleni) is a species of frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae). It is endemic to mountainous in south eastern Spain.