Contents: Historical facts and representations of the genus Alytes (Josef F. Schmidtler), Alytes in their habitats taxonomy, evolution and ecology, Reproduction of midwife toads in the wild, Conservation of midwife toads with contributions from Steven Allain and Beatrice Gini, Husbandry and diseases of midwife toads in captivity, Propagation in captivity. Midwife toads of the genus Alytes form a small group of primarily Iberian anurans. These fascinating toads hold cultural and scientific recognition on account of their distinctive, bell-like peeping call and their unusual strategy of...