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Alytes cisternasii
The Iberian Midwife Toad or Sapo Partero Ibérico (Alytes cisternasii) is a species of frog in the Discoglossidae family. It is found in Portugal and Spain
It is found in Portugal and Spain. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, and aquaculture ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Spotted in my backyard
Spotted on Jan 31, 2013
Submitted on Jan 31, 2013
7 Comments
That's awesome, means your backyard is a good breeding habitat :) And it is pretty common in frogs for the males to carry the eggs and tadpoles with them. Frogs have hundreds of different types of parental care, but that one is pretty popular!
Thanhks ashley,this one was a juvenil,3,4cm,the most little we ever saw,so we have young ones too,in this toad is the male that carie the eggs,we never saw that :-( i hope to cache it ,it's a amazing beahveour
Glad they have a safe home in your backyard :) It looks pretty small, do you know the size of it?
Thanks Maria,the name is because the male carried the eggs in his back:-)
Nice series - especially like the third photo. Interesting common name, too!
Thanks Hemma for your kind words,our midwife toad population is safe and good :-)
very cute indeed!!