Alytes maurus

Alytes maurus
File:Alytes maurus.jpg
Conservation status
File:Status iucn3.1 EN.svg Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Alytidae
Genus:	Alytes
Species:	A. maurus
Binomial name
Alytes maurus (Pasteur & Bons, 1962)
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Alytes maurus, commonly known as the Moroccan midwife toad, is a species of frog in the family Alytidae. It is endemic to Morocco. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, rocky areas, and rural gardens. Phenomena such as habitat fragmentation, water pollution, climate change, and the introduction of chytrid fungus into ecosystems all pose threats to the well-being of these organisms.

Sources

• Dietterich, Lee (2011). "Alytes maurus". African Amphibians.
• Escoriza, D.; Ben Hassine, J. (2019). Amphibians of North Africa. London: Elsevier. ISBN 9780128154762.
• 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". Herpetological Journal. 23 (3): 153–160. hdl:10261/113242.