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The fire-bellied toads are a group of six species of small frogs (most species typically no longer than 1.6 in or 4.1 cm) belonging to the genus Bombina.. The name "fire-bellied" is derived from the brightly colored red- or yellow-and-black patterns on the toads' ventral regions, which act as aposematic coloration, a warning to predators of the toads' reputedly foul taste.
Oriental fire-bellied toads can discourage most predators with their poisonous skin, with the bright colors of their undersides warning predators of their toxicity. [11] The toxin is secreted through the skin mostly from the hind legs, and sometimes the belly, in a milky substance when the frog is disturbed or frightened.
Bombina species are warty, aquatic toads about 7 cm (2.8 in) in length, and most noted for their bright bellies. They often display the unken reflex when disturbed; the animal will arch its back and limbs to expose the bright belly, and may turn over on its back.
Their under side, including the inner sides of the limbs, fingers, and toes, is grey-blue to black-blue with striking, bright yellow to orange spots or patches, usually covering more than half of the underside. Yellow-bellied toads have compact bodies - though not so flat as the related European fire-bellied toad - and a rounded snout. The ...
There is an introduced population of European fire-bellied toads in Lorraine, France, over 500 kilometres (310 mi) away from their natural range in eastern Germany. [9] This population was first discovered in 2009 in Moselle but has since been found in several other nearby locations up to 30 kilometres (19 mi) away, which suggests they were ...
Bombina maxima, commonly known as the Yunnan firebelly toad or large-webbed bell toad, is a species of toad in the family Bombinatoridae found in Yunnan, China and likely to Myanmar. [2] Its natural habitats include swamps, springs, marshes, arable land, canals, and ditches. [ 3 ]
Fire-belly toads: European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina) Alytidae (Fitzinger, 1843) 3: Painted frogs or disc-tongued frogs: Portuguese or Iberian painted frog (Discoglossus galganoi) Leiopelmatidae (Mivart, 1869) 1: New Zealand primitive frogs: Hochstetters frog (Leiopelma hochstetteri) Mesobatrachia - six families, 21 genera, 168 species ...
The bleeding toad, fire toad or Indonesian tree toad (Leptophryne cruentata) is a species of true toad in the amphibian family Bufonidae, endemic to Java, Indonesia. [1] [2] L. javanica was, formerly, synonymous with the bleeding toad prior to its description as a distinct species in 2018, [1] although the degree of differentiation between these species is low. [2]