? Bombinatoridae
Bombina variegata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Subclass: Lissamphibia Superorder: Batrachia Order: Anura Suborder: Archaeobatrachia Family: Bombinatoridae
Species
Genus Barbourula     Barbourula busuangensis     Barbourula kalimantanensis Genus Bombina     Bombina bombina     Bombina fortinuptialis     Bombina lichuanensis     Bombina maxima     Bombina microdeladigitora     Bombina orientalis     Bombina pachypus     Bombina variegata

Bombinatoridae are often referred to as fire belly toads because of their brightly colored ventral sides which show that they are highly toxic. This family includes two genera, Barbourula and Bombina, both of which have flattened bodies. Image File history File links Bombina_variegata1. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Binomial name Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... For other uses, see Amphibian (disambiguation). ... Orders Anura Caudata Gymnophiona Allocaudata The subclass Lissamphibia includes all recent amphibians. ... Suborders Archaeobatrachia Mesobatrachia Neobatrachia The Anura is the order of animals in the class Amphibia that includes frogs and toads. ... Suborders Archaeobatrachia Mesobatrachia Neobatrachia The Anura is the order of animals in the class Amphibia that includes frogs and toads. ... Families Ascaphidae Bombinatoridae Discoglossidae Leiopelmatidae Archaeobatrachia are a suborder of anura containing various frog and toad like organisms. ... Species Bombina bombina Bombina fortinuptialis Bombina lichuanensis Bombina maxima Bombina microdeladigitora Bombina orientalis Bombina pachypus Bombina variegata The Fire-bellied Toads are a group of eight species of small toads (typically 4-7cm in length) belonging to the genus Bombina They used to be classified under the family Discoglossidae (which... Binomial name Bombina bombina (Linnaeus, 1761) The European Fire-bellied Toad Bombina bombina is a fire-bellied toad native to mainland Europe. ... Binomial name Bombina variegata (Linnaeus 1758) The yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) belongs to the ordo of Anura, the archaeobatrachial family of Bombinatoridae, and to the genus of fire-bellied toads. ... Species Bombina bombina Bombina fortinuptialis Bombina lichuanensis Bombina maxima Bombina microdeladigitora Bombina orientalis Bombina pachypus Bombina variegata The Fire-bellied Toads are a group of eight species of small toads (typically 4-7cm in length) belonging to the genus Bombina They used to be classified under the family Discoglossidae (which...

Bombina are warty, semiaquatic toads most noted for the bright bellies. They often display the unken reflex when disturbed. The animal will arch its back and limbs to expose the bright belly, and may turn over on its back. This acts as a warning to predators. The vocal behavior of some Bombina is unusual in that the call is produced during inhalation rather than exhalation as in other frogs. They lay pigmented eggs in ponds.

Barbourula occur in the Philippine Islands and Borneo, while Bombina species are found throughout Eurasia. They are slightly less colored than Bombina, and possess webbed fingers in addition to webbed toes. Tadpoles of Barbourula are unknown. Eurasia African-Eurasian aspect of Earth Eurasia is the landmass composed of Europe and Asia. ...

Barbourula was considered to be situated intermediate between Discoglossus and Bombina, but closer to the latter, and was therefore also added to the Bombinatoridae when that family was split from the Discoglossidae. Species See text. ... Species Genus Alytes     Alytes cisternasii     Alytes dickhilleni     Alytes muletensis     Alytes obstetricans Genus Discoglossus     Discoglossus hispanicus     Discoglossus jeanneae     Discoglossus montalenti     Discoglossus nigriventer     Discoglossus pictus     Discoglossus sardus Discoglossidae, common name Disc-Tongued Frogs or Painted Frogs, is a family that contains two genera, alytes and discoglossus. ...

Fossil Bombina are known from the Pliocene to the Pleistocene; there are no fossils of Barbourula. The Pliocene epoch (formerly Pleiocene) is the period in the geologic timescale that extends from 5. ... The Pleistocene Epoch is part of the geologic timescale. ...

References

• San Mauro, Diego, Mario Garcia-Paris and Rafael Zardoya (December 2004). "Phylogenetic relationships of discoglossid frogs (Amphibia:Anura:Discoglossidae) based on complete mitochondrial genomes and nuclear genes". Gene 343: 357-366.
• San Mauro, Diego, Miguel Vences, Marina Alcobendas, Rafael Zardoya and Axel Meyer (May 2005). "Initial diversification of living amphibians predated the breakup of Pangaea". American Naturalist 165: 590-599.