Alytes Wagler 1829 (midwife toad)

Amphibia - Salientia - Discoglossidae

Synonym: Baleaphryne Sanchiz and Adrover 1979

Parent taxon: Discoglossidae according to C. Gissi et al. 2006

See also Gao and Wang 2001, Sanchiz 1998 and Segui 2001

Sister taxa: Altanulia, Aralobatrachus, Bakonybatrachus, Barbourula, Discoglossus, Enneabatrachus, Eodiscoglossus, Estesina, Itemirella, Kizylkuma, Latonia, Pelophilus, Procerobatrachus, Prodiscoglossus, Saevesoederberghia, Zaphrissa

Subtaxa: Alytes dickhilleni Alytes muletensis Alytes obstetricans

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Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of France (4 collections), Spain (12)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Spain (1)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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