Yellow-bellied Toad
CR

Yellow-bellied Toad

Bombina variegata

UnknownLCEU

Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-bellied_toad

Overview

A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.

The Yellow-bellied Toad faces severe population declines across its range due to widespread habitat destruction and degradation of its specialized breeding sites. Agricultural intensification, urban development, and pollution have eliminated many of the small, temporary water bodies essential for reproduction, while climate change threatens to further reduce suitable habitat availability.

Threat summary

Habitat

Inhabits hilly and mountainous regions with temporary and permanent small water bodies including puddles, ditches, quarry pools, and shallow ponds, typically in open woodlands, grasslands, and agricultural areas up to 2000m elevation. Requires both aquatic breeding sites and terrestrial refugia such as rock crevices, stone walls, and loose soil for overwintering.

FRESHWATER· majorTERRESTRIAL· major

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Unknown

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Frequently asked questions

Why is Yellow-bellied Toad classified as Critically Endangered?
Yellow-bellied Toad is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range. The Yellow-bellied Toad faces severe population declines across its range due to widespread habitat destruction and degradation of its specialized breeding sites. Agricultural intensification, urban development, and pollution have eliminated many of the small, temporary water bodies essential for reproduction, while climate change threatens to further reduce suitable habitat availability.
Where does Yellow-bellied Toad live?
Yellow-bellied Toad occurs in Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, and China (plus 25 other countries). Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Yellow-bellied Toad?
The main threats to Yellow-bellied Toad are ai-1, ai-2, ai-3, and ai-4. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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