The Majorcan midwife toad was first discovered in 1977 and was described as Baleaphryne muletensis. Only later the toad was accounted as a midwife toad. This was due to the fact that the species was thought extinct and was described from the fossil record.
The Majorcan midwife toad was initially identified in 1977 and designated as Baleaphryne muletensis. It wasn't until later that the toad was recognized as a midwife toad, resulting from its initial classification as an extinct species described from fossil records.