Yunnan firebelly toad
| Bombina maxima | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bombinatoridae |
| Genus: | Bombina |
| Species: | B. maxima |
| Binomial name | |
| Bombina maxima (Boulenger, 1905) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Bombina microdeladigitora Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960 | |
The Yunnan firebelly toad or large-webbed bell toad, Bombina maxima, is a species of toad in the Bombinatoridae family found in southern/southwestern China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Hubei, Guangxi, and Guizhou) and in northern Vietnam.[1]
Yunnan firebelly toads are small toads. Males grow to a snout–vent length of about 49 mm (1.9 in) and females of about 45 mm (1.8 in). Tadpoles are up to 27 mm (1.1 in) in length.[2]
References
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Bombina maxima (Boulenger, 1905)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ↑ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 60. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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