Majorcan midwife toad: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Majorcan midwife toad lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Alytes muletensis
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Europe
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Discoglossidae

Where does the Majorcan midwife toad live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Majorcan midwife toad in 1 country or territory across Europe.

Spain

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Majorcan midwife toad endangered?

The Majorcan midwife toad’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Majorcan midwife toad?

The Majorcan midwife toad (Alytes muletensis) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Discoglossidae, genus Alytes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Majorcan midwife toad

The Majorcan midwife toad (Alytes muletensis) (also Mallorcan midwife toad or ferreret in Balearic Catalan and Spanish) is a frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae). It is endemic to the Balearic Island of Mallorca in the Mediterranean Sea. An example of Lazarus taxon, the species was first described from fossil remains in 1977, but living animals were discovered in 1979.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Majorcan midwife toad (revision 1360201233), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q61523 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).