Bombina orientalis

• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 395 meters (0 to 1,296 feet).Mean = 145.110 meters (476.083 feet), Standard Deviation = 154.240 based on 9 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Ecology: It inhabits mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests , open meadows, river valleys and swampy bush lands . It breeds in streams , pools , paddy fields , ditches and other waterbodies. This species can adapt to modified habitats . (Ref. 0)


List of Habitats:1.4Forest - Temperate 3.4Shrubland - Temperate 4.4Grassland - Temperate 5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) 5.6Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) 5.7Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 5.8Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 5.9Wetlands (inland) - Freshwater Springs and Oases 14.2Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland 14.5Artificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas 15.2Artificial/Aquatic - Ponds (below 8ha) 15.3Artificial/Aquatic - Aquaculture Ponds 15.5Artificial/Aquatic - Excavations (open) 15.7Artificial/Aquatic - Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels ) 15.8Artificial/Aquatic - Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005

Similar Species

Members of the genus Bombina

There are approximately 15 species in this genus:

B. bombina (European Fire-Bellied Toad) · B. bombina bombina · B. fortinuptialis (Large-Spined Bell Toad) · B. fortinuptialisin · B. lichuanensis (Lichuan Bell Toad) · B. maxima (Large-Webbed Bell Toad) · B. microdeladigitora (Small-Webbed Bell Toad) · B. orientalis (Fire-Bellied Toad) · B. pachypus · B. variegata (Yellow-Bellied Toad) · B. variegata kolombatovici · B. variegata pachypus · B. variegata scabra · B. variegata variegata · B. varigata

Bibliography

• Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 08, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
• Kuzmin, S., Pipeng, L., Matsui, M., Ishchenko, V. & Maslova, I. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 08, 2008:

• California Academy of Sciences: CAS Herpetology Collection Catalog
• Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science: Chinese Institude of Biology - Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Herpetology Collection - Amphibian Database
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Chinese Institude of Biology - Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 26217
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-661630
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 529740
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 661630
• IUCN ID: 54449
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 128033

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