Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Alytes maurus (Alytes maurus), recorded as Endangered
Alytes maurus (Alytes maurus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Alytes maurus

Alytes maurus

Alytes maurus is a frog in the family Alytidae (order Anura), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Alytes maurus
Taxonomy
Amphibia · Anura · Alytidae · Alytes

Range and habitat

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.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Calling males and egg sites define most frog field work. A species known from one ridge is as narrow as it sounds.

Eggs and damp skin make amphibians quick to vanish from a drained wetland or a forest stripped of litter.

In crisis

Chytrid fungus, collection, and wet-forest loss are the usual pressures on frogs with a high threat category.

Alytes maurus is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Alytes maurus, Wikidata item Q2670382. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Alytes maurus?
Alytes maurus is a frog in the family Alytidae (order Anura).
What is the conservation status of Alytes maurus?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Alytes maurus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Alytes maurus live?
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, rocky areas, and rural gardens.
Why is Alytes maurus in crisis?
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.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Alytes maurus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Alytes maurus a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.