# Yellow-bellied toad (*Bombina variegata*)

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The yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) is an amphibian in the frogs and toads subgroup, belonging to the order Anura and the family Bombinatoridae. It is a tiny species, with an adult body mass of 6.77 g and a body length of up to 5 cm. This diurnal invertivore feeds on arthropods and uses aquatic, fossorial and terrestrial microhabitats. It lays eggs, from 45 to 300 per clutch, develops through a larval stage, and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 6.77 g |
| Length | up to 5 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Invertivore |
| Longest recorded lifespan | 29 years |
| Main food | arthropods |
| Habitat | Not recorded |
| Young per litter or clutch | 45 – 300 |
| Reproduction | Eggs |
| Active | By day (diurnal) |
| Conservation status | Least Concern (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Amphibia
- order: Anura
- family: Bombinatoridae
- genus: Bombina
- species: *Bombina variegata* (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms: *Bombina igneus brevipes*, *Bombina maculatus*, *Bombina pachypus*, *Bombina salsa*, *Bombina salsa*, *Bombina salsa csikii*, *Bombina variegata csikii*, *Bombina variegata gracilis*, *Bombina variegata kolombatovici*, *Bombina variegata pachypus*, *Bombina variegata rhodopensis*, *Bombina variegata scabra*, *Bombina variegata variegata*, *Bombinator appeninicus*, *Bombinator brevipes*, *Bombinator pachidactylus*, *Bombinator pachypus*, *Bombinator pachypus brevipes*, *Bombinator pachypus kolombatovici*, *Bombinator pachypus nigriventris*, *Bombinator scaber*, *Bombinator variegata*, *Bufo salsus*, *Rana salsa*, *Rana sonans*, *Rana variegata*

## Common questions

### What kind of animal is the yellow-bellied toad?

The yellow-bellied toad is an amphibian in the frogs and toads subgroup, classified in the order Anura and the family Bombinatoridae.

### How big is the yellow-bellied toad?

It is tiny, with an adult body mass of 6.77 g and a body length of up to 5 cm.

### What does the yellow-bellied toad eat?

It is an invertivore whose main foods are arthropods.

### Is the yellow-bellied toad endangered?

No. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.

### How long does the yellow-bellied toad live?

The highest lifespan reported by our sources is 29 years.

### How many eggs does the yellow-bellied toad lay?

It lays 107.5 eggs per clutch as a representative value, with reported clutches from 45 to 300 eggs.

### Who named the yellow-bellied toad?

Bombina variegata was named by (Linnaeus, 1758).

## Sources

- [AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5), CC BY 4.0, v1. Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
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- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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