European fire-bellied toad

European fire-bellied toad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bombinatoridae
Genus: Bombina
Species:
B. bombina
Binomial name
Bombina bombina
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
List
  • Rana bombina (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Buffo ignicolor (Lacépède, 1788)
  • Bufo bombinus (Latreille in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801)
  • Rana ignea (Shaw, 1802)
  • Bufo pluvialis (Daudin, 1802)
  • Rana cruenta (Pallas, 1814)
  • Bombinator igneus (Merrem, 1820)
  • Bombina ignea (Sturm, 1828)
  • Bufo (Bombinator) bombina (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Bombitator bombinus (Wagler, 1830)
  • Bufo cruentus (Dvigubsky, 1832)
  • Bufo bombinus (Schinz, 1833)
  • Bufo bombina (Schinz, 1837)
  • Bombinator igneus (Boulenger, 1882)
  • Bombinator bombina (Bedriaga, 1890)
  • Bombinator variegatus bombina (Prazák, 1898)
  • Bombina bombina (Stejneger, 1907)
  • Bombina (Bombina) bombina (Tian and Hu, 1985)

The European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina) is a species of fire-bellied toad native to eastern parts of mainland Europe, where it can be found near waterbodies such as ponds and marshes.[2][3] It is known for its red colored belly used to ward off predators, an example of aposematism, and its distinctive "whoop" call.[4][5]

  1. ^ Aram Agasyan; Aziz Avisi; Boris Tuniyev; Jelka Crnobrnja Isailovic; Petros Lymberakis; Claes Andrén; Dan Cogalniceanu; John Wilkinson; Natalia Ananjeva; Nazan Üzüm; Nikolai Orlov; Richard Podloucky; Sako Tuniyev; Uğur Kaya (2009). "Bombina bombina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T2865A9489517. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T2865A9489517.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Fire-bellied toad - Bombina bombina (Linnaeus, 1761)". European Environment Agency. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ^ Kuzmin; et al. (8 December 2019). "Bombina bombina". AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. ^ Lang, Mathias (26 November 1988). "Notes on the Genus bombina Oken (Anura: Bombinatoridae)". British Herpetological Society Bulletin. Archived from the original on Jul 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "Fire-bellied toad". Lifeamphicon. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2022.