Midwife toad

The Midwife toad (Alytes) is a genus of frogs. They part of the Discoglossidae family. They live in most of Europe and northwestern Africa. They look like toads because of their hard skin. They get their name because they take care of their young on their backs. They help them from not being eaten from hungry animals. When they hatch the frog will go back to the water and allow them to swim away. 

Species
Binomial Name and Author Common Name Alytes cisternasii   Iberian Midwife Toad Alytes dickhilleni   Betic Midwife Toad Alytes maurus    Alytes muletensis   Mallorcan midwife toad Alytes obstetricans   Common Midwife Toad

 Books 
 Carl Vogt: Untersuchungen über die Entwicklungsgeschichte der Geburtshelferkröte. (Alytes obstetricians), Solothurn: Jent und Gassman, (1842), pp 130
 Arthur Koestler, The Case of the Midwife Toad, London:  Hutchinson, 1971.

Category:Frogs of Africa
Category:Frogs of Europe