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title: "Iberian Midwife Toad"
description: "Alytes cisternasii — Anfibi. The Iberian midwife toad or brown midwife toad (Alytes cisternasii), in Portuguese sapo-parteiro-ibérico, is a species of frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae) found in Portugal and western Spain."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/iberian-midwife-toad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Iberian Midwife Toad

> Alytes cisternasii — Anfibi. The Iberian midwife toad or brown midwife toad (Alytes cisternasii), in Portuguese sapo-parteiro-ibérico, is a species of frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae) found in Portugal and western Spain.

- Scientific name: *Alytes cisternasii*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 490
- Wikidata: [Q927501](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q927501)
- iNaturalist taxon: [24475](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/24475)

## Names

- en: Iberian Midwife Toad
- de: Iberische Geburtshelferkröte
- es: Sapo partero ibérico
- fr: Alyte ibérique
- nl: Spaanse vroedmeesterpad
- pt: Sapo-parteiro-ibérico
- pl: Pętówka iberyjska

## Countries with the most observations

ES (322), PT (134)

## Summary

The Iberian midwife toad or brown midwife toad (Alytes cisternasii), in Portuguese sapo-parteiro-ibérico, is a species of frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae) found in Portugal and western Spain. It is typically found in open habitats such as meadows and open oak forests. Habitat loss is one of the threats to its survival.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_midwife_toad

## Photo

![Iberian Midwife Toad](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/iberian-midwife-toad/medium.jpg)

Photo: Pablo Galván Mateos · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/206125027

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/iberian-midwife-toad?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).