Large-spined bell toad  (Bombina fortinuptialis)

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Facts – Large-spined bell toad

Also known as: Guangxi firebelly toad
Synonyms: Bombina (Glandula) fortinuptialis, Bombina (Grobina) fortinuptialis
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyBombinatoridae
GenusBombina (1)

Status – Large-spined bell toad

Classified as Vulnerable (VU B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1).

Description – Large-spined bell toad

ARKive is working with IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature, to source images of the world's threatened amphibian species. Together with Conservation International and NatureServe, IUCN has led a comprehensive assessment of the conservation status for the world's known species of frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians. To date, the project has involved the input of more than 600 herpetologists from around the world.

IUCN Red List category, and details of range, ecology, threats and conservation information for every known amphibian species, can be found on the IUCN Red List website.

View information on this species at the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Find out more – Large-spined bell toad

View information on this species at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
For more information on the assessment of the conservation status of the world's amphibians, please see the amphibian portal on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species at www.iucnredlist.org/amphibians

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (October, 2005)
    http://www.redlist.org
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Large-spined bell toad on rock
Large-spined bell toad on rock

© Michael Wai Neng Lau / Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden

Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden
Lam Kam Road
Tai Po
New Territories
Hong Kong SAR
People's Republic of China
Fax: (852) 2483 1877
mwnlau@kfbg.org
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