Alytidae -
Midwife Toads, Painted Frogs |
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 There are 12 species in this family of frogs and toads. They are found in
Western Europe and North Africa. They spend the day in underground burrows and come out at night.
Midwife toads and painted frogs have rounded tongues and are sometimes known as disc-tongued frogs. Most frog and toad species have long, slender tongues.
The midwife toad male attaches fertilized eggs to his legs and back and carries them around for up to a month. He has to keep the eggs moist, so access to water is important.
Midwife toads have warts on their backs that produce a venomous toxin that can kill predators like snakes.
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World Status Key
 Least Concern  Near Threatened  Vulnerable  Endangered  Critically Endangered  Extinct in Wild  Extinct  Not Enough Data
Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist.
U.S. Status Key
 Threatened in US  Endangered in US  Introduced
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife. Click on U.S. status icon to go to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife species profile.
New Hampshire Status Key
 Threatened in NH  Endangered in NH  Breeds in NH (birds)
Status taken from NH Fish and Game
Location Key
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New Hampshire Species
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North/Central American Species
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Species Around the World
Betic Midwife Toad - Alytes dickhilleni
Common Midwife Toad - Alytes obstetricans
Iberian Midwife Toad - Alytes cisternasii
Mallorcan Midwife Toad - Alytes muletensis
Moroccan Midwife Toad - Alytes maurus
Iberian Painted Frog - Discoglossus galganoi
Corsican Painted Frog - Discoglossus montalentii
Hula Painted Frog - Discoglossus nigriventer
Moroccan Painted Frog - Discoglossus scovazzi
Painted Frog - Discoglossus pictus
Tyrrhenian Painted Frog - Discoglossus sardus
Additional Information
Betic Midwife Toad - Alytes dickhilleni
The Betic midwife toad is found in pine and oak forests and in open rocky areas in Spain.
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Common Midwife Toad - Alytes obstetricans
The common midwife toad is found in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland.
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Common Midwife Toad - Alytes obstetricans
The common midwife toad is fmostly terrestrial.
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Corsican Painted Frog - Discoglossus montalentii
The Corsican painted frog is usually found in forest streamson the French island of island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Moroccan Painted Frog - Discoglossus scovazzi
The Moroccan painted frog is found in Morocco and Spain.
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Hula Painted Frog - Discoglossus nigriventer
The Hula painted frog is found in Israel. It was thought to be extinct, but a female was found in the wild in 2011.
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Iberian Midwife Toad - Alytes cisternasii
The Iberian midwife toad is found in Portugal and Spain. The female Iberian midwife toads can produce up to four clutches every breeding season.
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Iberian Painted Frog - Discoglossus galganoi
The Iberian painted frog is found in Portugal and Spain.
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Mallorcan Midwife Toad - Alytes muletensis
The Mallorcan midwife toad is found in Spain.
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Moroccan Midwife Toad - Alytes maurus
One of the major threats to the Moroccan midwife toad is the introduction of the predatory eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) to breeding ponds.
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Painted Frog - Discoglossus pictus
The painted frog is found in Algeria, Italy, Malta, and Tunisia.
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Painted Frog - Discoglossus pictus
The painted frog is found near natural water bodies like rivers, ponds and swamps. It is also found near man-made water bodies like cisterns, irrigation pipes, and canals.
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Tyrrhenian Painted Frog - Discoglossus sardus
The Tyrrhenian painted frog is found in France and Italy.
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