Listen to the common midwife toad
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About the common midwife toad
The common midwife toad is a amphibian in the family Discoglossidae (order Anura). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the common midwife toad sound like?
Male frogs and toads call by pushing air over their vocal cords into a vocal sac that acts as a resonator. Each species has its own call, so choruses can be identified by ear – and calling peaks on warm, wet nights.
From Wikipedia
The common midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans) is a species of midwife frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae). It is found in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom (although, in the latter, only as an introduction). Like other members of its genus (Alytes), the male toad carries the eggs around entwined on his back and thighs until they are ready to hatch.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, dry forests, shrubland, rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, temperate desert, arable land, pastureland and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Frequently asked questions
What does a common midwife toad sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the common midwife toad on this page. Male frogs and toads call by pushing air over their vocal cords into a vocal sac that acts as a resonator.
Is the common midwife toad endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the common midwife toad as “least concern”.
What family does the common midwife toad belong to?
The common midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans) belongs to the family Discoglossidae in the order Anura.
Sources & credits
- 1 vroedmeesterpad koor Alytes obstetricans choir by Odé, Baudewijn .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid… – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 2 vroedmeesterpad individu Alytes obstetricans individual by Odé, Baudewijn .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid… – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 414-17 Alytes obstetricans 534r2 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q837990 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Common midwife toad – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Frank Vassen from Brussels, Belgium – CC BY 2.0