ferreret

plural ferrerets

1. rareThe Majorcan midwife toad (Alytes muletensis).

   But perhaps the most interesting creatures are the endangered ferreret, a type of frog found only in the ravines of the Serra de Tramuntana, and the Lilford's lizard.

   2007, Kennedy, Jeffrey, Mallorca, London : Dorling Kindersley, page 38

   3 more examples

   Reintroduction has also been the key to the success in the recovery of two island endemic species. One is the ferreret, a little toad unknown to science as a living species until 1980, which only survives in the Tramuntana Mountains on Mallorca.

   2002, The nature of Spain, page 330

   Jorge seems fascinated. ‘You know, it’s hard to see but he looks very similar to the ferreret, the famous midwife toad they have up here in the mountains. Same sort of markings.’

   2010, Nicholas, Anna, Goats from a small island : grabbing Mallorcan life by the horns, page 79

   Recent genetic work has shown that ferreret populations along a single torrent course are related, but that there is little genetic exchange with populations elsewhere.

   2012, Fortey, Richard A, Horseshoe crabs and velvet worms : the story of the animals and plants that time has left behind, page 249