1. European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch
   "The male midwife toad tends to his eggs for several weeks";
   - obstetrical toad, Alytes obstetricans
    
2. A toad with similar in habit to Alytes obstetricians
   "The midwife toad carries its eggs until they are ready to hatch";
   - Alytes cisternasi

Derived forms: midwife toads

Type of: anuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog

Part of: Alytes, genus Alytes

Encyclopedia: Midwife toad