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Bombina (fire-bellied toad)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Bombinatoridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Bombina Oken
1996Bombina Frank and Ramus
1998Bombina Sanchiz
2001Bombina Gao and Wang p. 469
2006Bombina Gissi et al. p. 231
2013Bombina Baez
2024Bombina Georgalis et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
suborderDiscoglossoidea(Sokol 1977)
familyBombinatoridaeGray 1825
genusBombinaOken 1816

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Bombina Oken 1816 [fire-bellied toad]
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Bombina bombina Linnaeus 1761 [European fire-bellied toad]
Bombina orientalis Boulenger 1890 [Oriental firebelly toad]
Bombina variegata Linnaeus 1758 [Yellowbelly toad]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Langhian to the top of the Holocene or 15.97000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.62 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Poland (Silesia) Bombina sp. (42594)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Moldova Bombina sp. (152254)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation (Adygea) Bombina bombina (196591)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) Bombina sp. (75481)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Burgenland) Bombina bombina (37789)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Hungary (North Hungary) Bombina sp. (136067)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Greece (Serres) Bombina sp. (205075)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Italy (Verona) Bombina sp. (206747)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Hungary (Barany) Bombina sp. (35371)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Netherlands (Limburg) Bombina sp. (192405)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Romania (Ilfov) Bombina sp. (230700)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Hungary (Barany) Bombina sp. (35459)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary Bombina sp. (36706)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Barany) Bombina sp. (35467 35468)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Poland Bombina sp. (33976)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Italy (Veneto) Bombina sp. (193569 193570)