Alytes maurus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Alytidae |
| Genus: | Alytes
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| Species: | A. maurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Alytes maurus (Pasteur & Bons, 1962)
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Alytes maurus (common name: Moroccan midwife toad) is a species of frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae). It is endemic to Morocco. Its natural
springs
, rocky areas, and rural gardens.
Phenomena such as chytrid fungus
into ecosystems all pose threats to the well-being of these organisms.
Sources
- Lee Dietterich. 2011. Alytes maurus. ed. B. Zimkus. African Amphibians
- Escoriza, D., Ben Hassine, J. 2019. Amphibians of North Africa. Elsevier, London.
- de Pous, P., Metallinou, M., Donaire-Barroso, D., Carranza, S., & Sanuy, D. 2013. Integrating mtDNA analyses and ecological niche modelling to infer the evolutionary history of Alytes maurus
(Amphibia; Alytidae) from Morocco
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Alytes maurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T55267A178748090. Retrieved 16 November 2021.