Iberian midwife toad

Iberian midwife toad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Alytidae
Genus: Alytes
Species:
A. cisternasii
Binomial name
Alytes cisternasii
Boscá [es], 1879
Synonyms[2]

Ammoryctis cisternasii — Lataste, 1879

The Iberian midwife toad or brown midwife toad (Alytes cisternasii), in Portuguese sapo-parteiro-ibérico,[1] is a species of frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae) found in Portugal and western Spain.[2] It is typically found in open habitats such as meadows and open oak forests. Habitat loss is one of the threats to its survival.[1]

  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Alytes cisternasii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55266A45059928. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55266A45059928.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Frost was invoked but never defined (see the help page).