Alytes obstetricans (Laurenti, 1768)
(Midwife Toad)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAlytes obstetricans (Midwife Toad)
GenusAlytes (midwife toads)
FamilyALYTIDAE (painted frogs and midwife toads)
OrderANURA (frogs and toads, and their tadpoles)
SuperorderSALIENTIA (frogs, toads and their tadpoles)
ClassAMPHIBIA (amphibians)
SuperclassGNATHOSTOMATA (jawed craniates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (vertebrates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Blamire, K. 2002 A Midwife Toad Vol 13, No 6 Page: 434
Winchester, D., Wade, M., Ames, V. & McKee, K. Midwife Toad

Alytes obstetricans (Midwife Toad) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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