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midwife toad
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midwife toad
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a European toad, Alytes obstetricans, the male of which carries the fertilized eggs on its hind legs until they hatch: family Discoglossidae
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Noun1.midwife toad - similar in habit to Alytes obstetriciansmidwife toad - similar in habit to Alytes obstetricians
Alytes cisternasi
anuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog - any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
Alytes, genus Alytes - midwife toads
2.midwife toad - European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch
Alytes obstetricans, obstetrical toad
anuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog - any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
Alytes, genus Alytes - midwife toads
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midwife toad
n (Zool) → Geburtshelferkröte f
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Eventually, a naturally occurring specimen with nuptial pads was found, demonstrating that midwife toads do have the potential to develop them.
Study casts new light on researchof Kammerer by The Star (Amman, Jordan)
In Spain, ongoing chytridiomycosis-driven declines of midwife toads (Alytes obstetricans) and salamanders (Salamandra salamandra) have been documented since 1997 (4) and 1999 (5), respectively, and confirmed with scanning electron microscopy, histologic examination, and molecular detection methods (4,5).
Chytrid fungus in Europe by Fisher, Matthew C. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
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