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Yellow-bellied toad - Bombina variegata The interesting thing about this frog is that when she feels threatened, she turns on her back and twists her body up in the shape of a bow showing her bright yellow belly. Here she is just calming down.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/78205/yellow-bellied_toad_-_bombina_variegata.html" title="Yellow-bellied toad - Bombina variegata"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/1332/78205_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=8IpTEW9eVqb3i0T8zbbbTVwWS58%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Yellow-bellied toad - Bombina variegata https://www.jungledragon.com/image/78204/yellow-bellied_toad_-_bombina_variegata.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/78203/yellow-bellied_toad_-_bombina_variegata_-_attempting_to_mate_with_marsh_frog_-_pelophylax_ridibundus.html Amphibia,Animal,Animalia,Anura,Bombina variegata,Bombinatoridae,Bulgaria,Chordata,Europe,Geotagged,Nature,Pirin mountain,Spring,Wildlife,Yellow-bellied toad" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/78203/yellow-bellied_toad_-_bombina_variegata_-_attempting_to_mate_with_marsh_frog_-_pelophylax_ridibundus.html" title="Yellow-bellied toad - Bombina variegata - attempting to mate with Marsh frog - Pelophylax ridibundus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/1332/78203_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=SdRu5QYb9xJu4UKTGpQGYw6T3Ow%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Yellow-bellied toad - Bombina variegata - attempting to mate with Marsh frog - Pelophylax ridibundus Unusual, but not rare to withness such situations. The Yellow-bellied toad is protected according to Annex II of the Bern Convention.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/78205/yellow-bellied_toad_-_bombina_variegata.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/78204/yellow-bellied_toad_-_bombina_variegata.html Amphibia,Animal,Animalia,Anura,Bombina variegata,Bombinatoridae,Bulgaria,Chordata,Europe,Geotagged,Nature,Pirin mountain,Spring,Wildlife,Yellow-bellied toad" /></a></figure> Amphibia,Animal,Animalia,Anura,Bombina variegata,Bombinatoridae,Bulgaria,Chordata,Europe,Geotagged,Nature,Pirin mountain,Spring,Wildlife,Yellow-bellied toad Click/tap to enlarge

Yellow-bellied toad - Bombina variegata

The interesting thing about this frog is that when she feels threatened, she turns on her back and twists her body up in the shape of a bow showing her bright yellow belly. Here she is just calming down.

Yellow-bellied toad - Bombina variegata https://www.jungledragon.com/image/78204/yellow-bellied_toad_-_bombina_variegata.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/78203/yellow-bellied_toad_-_bombina_variegata_-_attempting_to_mate_with_marsh_frog_-_pelophylax_ridibundus.html Amphibia,Animal,Animalia,Anura,Bombina variegata,Bombinatoridae,Bulgaria,Chordata,Europe,Geotagged,Nature,Pirin mountain,Spring,Wildlife,Yellow-bellied toad

Yellow-bellied toad - Bombina variegata - attempting to mate with Marsh frog - Pelophylax ridibundus Unusual, but not rare to withness such situations. The Yellow-bellied toad is protected according to Annex II of the Bern Convention.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/78205/yellow-bellied_toad_-_bombina_variegata.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/78204/yellow-bellied_toad_-_bombina_variegata.html Amphibia,Animal,Animalia,Anura,Bombina variegata,Bombinatoridae,Bulgaria,Chordata,Europe,Geotagged,Nature,Pirin mountain,Spring,Wildlife,Yellow-bellied toad

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The Yellow-bellied toad

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

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Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Apr 29, 2019. Captured Apr 20, 2019 14:54 in Unnamed Road, 2753, Bulgaria.
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  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/3.5
  • 1/500s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm