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title: "Yellow-bellied Toad"
description: "Bombina variegata — Amphibians. The yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) belongs to the order Anura, the archaeobatrachial family Bombinatoridae, and the genus of fire-bellied toads."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/yellow-bellied-toad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellow-bellied Toad

> Bombina variegata — Amphibians. The yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) belongs to the order Anura, the archaeobatrachial family Bombinatoridae, and the genus of fire-bellied toads.

- Scientific name: *Bombina variegata*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 14094
- Wikidata: [Q606431](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q606431)
- iNaturalist taxon: [556621](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/556621)

## Names

- en: Yellow-bellied Toad
- de: Gelbbauchunke
- es: Sapo de Vientre Amarillo
- fr: Sonneur à ventre jaune
- nl: Geelbuikvuurpad
- pl: Kumak górski

## Countries with the most observations

FR (2666), DE (2515), AT (1818), IT (1105), RO (869), PL (660), HR (484), SI (472), UA (447), GR (409), CH (322), SK (293)

## Summary

The yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) belongs to the order Anura, the archaeobatrachial family Bombinatoridae, and the genus of fire-bellied toads. The toad is distributed mainly across western Europe as well as a handful of countries in eastern Europe. While the population of the toad is steadily decreasing over time, its numbers are not critical enough to be considered threatened or extinct. Conservation efforts in Germany are taking place to remedy the declining population before it is too late.
The toad is characterized by its bright 'yellow belly,' and has a dark brown and green dorsal body. The toad displays…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-bellied_toad

## Photo

![Yellow-bellied Toad](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-bellied-toad/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ruebezahl · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/272258520

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-bellied-toad?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).