Mallorcan midwife toad  (Alytes muletensis)

Range

Endemic to Mallorca, an island off the east coast of Spain (2), this toad is currently found in gorges (4) in the Sierra de Tramuntana Mountains (2). The distribution was once considerably larger than at present; recent surveys estimate there may now be as few as 500 breeding pairs remaining (4).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

This toad inhabits inaccessible brooks in limestone gorges and hides under stones and in crevices (2).

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