Alytidae Alytes muletensis Discoglossus galganoi
Alytes obstetricans (Laurenti, 1768)
Midwife Toad, Olive Midwife Toad, Nurse Frog

A. obstetricans (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult, Parque Nacional de Ordesa, Spain
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)

A. obstetricans (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult, Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela, Portugal
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)

A. obstetricans (© Paulo Henrique Lopes Rodrigues)

Adult (male with eggs), Almaceda, Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 19, 2003
(Photo by Paulo Henrique Lopes Rodrigues)

A. obstetricans (© Jan Van Der Voort)

Adult (male with eggs), Neerijse, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, May 2001
(Photo by Jan Van Der Voort)

A. obstetricans (© Jan Van Der Voort)

Adult, Neerijse, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, May 2001
(Photo by Jan Van Der Voort)

A. obstetricans (© Jan Van Der Voort)

Adult (male with eggs), Neerijse, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, May 2001
(Photo by Jan Van Der Voort)

A. obstetricans (© Jeroen Speybroeck)

Adult, Frasnes-les-Couvin, Belgium, June 12, 2004
(Photo by Jeroen Speybroeck, Herpetofauna of Europe)

A. obstetricans (© Bruno Fonters)

Adult (male with eggs), Rives, Isère, France, April 12, 2003
(Photo by Bruno Fonters, Coronella - Herpétofaune de France et d'ailleurs)

A. obstetricans (© Rémi Fonters)

Larva, Lavars, Isère, France, July 5, 2003
(Photo by Rémi Fonters, Coronella - Herpétofaune de France et d'ailleurs)


Distribution:
Western Europe: northern limit in southern Holland (Netherlands), eastern limit in Germany, Switzerland, and southeastern France

Similar species:
Alytes cisternasii (Alytidae)

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