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Common midwife toad
Scientific name: Alytes obstetricans
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Family: ALYTIDAE
Group: Amphibians
Shyness: Very shy
Safe distance: 2 m
Breeding season / Courtship: 01.03-31.08
Gestation: 20–32 jours
Births: 15.04-30.10
Habitat:
Temperate forests, edges, meadows and urban areas near water bodies
Description:
The common midwife toad is a stocky amphibian of 5–6 cm, with smooth olive-grey dorsal skin and a spotted throat. A terrestrial species of temperate Europe, it inhabits forest edges, meadows and urban areas near water bodies, where females lay eggs that males carry in strands until hatching.
Recommended lens:
>=Macro
Photography tips:
Set up near waterside vegetation, remain still and shoot from ground level to capture the male carrying his eggs, using shallow depth of field against the water reflection, preferably at dusk.
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