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title: "European Fire-Bellied Toad"
description: "Bombina bombina — Anfibi. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/european-fire-bellied-toad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# European Fire-Bellied Toad

> Bombina bombina — Anfibi. 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.

- Scientific name: *Bombina bombina*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 3647
- Wikidata: [Q372267](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q372267)
- iNaturalist taxon: [24495](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/24495)

## Names

- en: European Fire-Bellied Toad
- de: Rotbauchunke
- es: Sapo de Vientre de Fuego Europeo
- fr: Sonneur à ventre de feu
- nl: Roodbuikvuurpad
- pl: Kumak nizinny

## Countries with the most observations

RU (567), CZ (405), AT (382), PL (365), DE (344), UA (241), HU (221), RO (178), LT (158), SK (92), DK (90), HR (62)

## Summary

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. It is known for its red colored belly used to ward off predators, an example of aposematism, and its distinctive "whoop" call.

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

## Photo

![European Fire-Bellied Toad](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-fire-bellied-toad/medium.jpg)

Photo: Liubov Ilminska · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/24495

## Machine access

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