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#1845 · 🐸 amphibians

Yellow-bellied Toad

🇳🇱 Geelbuikvuurpad ·Bombina variegata

LCleast concern 🐸 Amphibians 📍 in the Netherlands
Yellow-bellied Toad, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Manuel Raab · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

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

base stats

  • NL sightings 46iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 14,242iNaturalist observations
  • threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • Spotted 46 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #11 most seen of the amphibians in NL.
  • 14,242 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
  • Dutch status: Only a handful populations of Bombina variegata in the Netherlands remain due to habitat loss and fungal disease. Population recovery is limited due to lack of habitat management and high recreational pressure in and around habitats..

fact sheet

English
Yellow-bellied Toad
Nederlands
Geelbuikvuurpad
scientific name
Bombina variegata
class
Amphibia
order
Anura
family
Bombinatoridae
IUCN Red List
LC · least concern
Dutch status
Only a handful populations of Bombina variegata in the Netherlands remain due to habitat loss and fungal disease. Population recovery is limited due to lack of habitat management and high recreational pressure in and around habitats.
sightings in NL
46
sightings in Europe
13,500
sightings worldwide
14,242
GBIF records in NL
6,353
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1758

IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.

relatives· Bombinatoridae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 556621, Wikidata Q606431, GBIF 2423435, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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