European fire-bellied toad

European fire-bellied toad
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific 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]

^ 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.
^ "Fire-bellied toad - Bombina bombina (Linnaeus, 1761)". European Environment Agency. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
^ Kuzmin; et al. (8 December 2019). "Bombina bombina". AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
^ 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.
^ "Fire-bellied toad". Lifeamphicon. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2022.

[iucn_status_11_November_2021-1] 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.

[:3-3] Kuzmin; et al. (8 December 2019). "Bombina bombina". AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved 14 April 2022.

[:0-4] 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.

[:1-5] "Fire-bellied toad". Lifeamphicon. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2022.

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European fire-bellied toad

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific 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)