Bombina lichuanensis (Lichuan Bell Toad)

Overview

Vulnerable

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Lichuan Bell Toad

Description

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Habitat

Ecology: This species inhabits marshes in forested, mountainous areas. It breeds in pools where the larvae also develop. (Ref. 56945)

List of Habitats :1.4Forest - Temperate 5.4Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps , Fens , Peatlands 5.7Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Amphibia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Amphibians
        Subclass: Lissamphibia () - Haeckel, 1866
        Superorder: Salientia ()
        Order: Anura () - (Rafinesque, 1815) Hogg, 1839:152
        Suborder: Archeobatrachia ()
        Superfamily: Discoglossoidea () - G�nther, 1858
        Family: Bombinatoridae () - Gray, 1825
        Genus: Bombina () - Oken, 1816
        Specific name: lichuanensis - Ye and Fei, 1994
        Scientific name: - Bombina lichuanensis Ye and Fei, 1994

Notes

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

Similar Species

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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

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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.
Fei, L., Ye, C.-Y., Huang, Y.-A. and Liu, M.-Y. 1999. Atlas of Amphibians of China. Henan Science and Technical Press, Zhengzhou.
MacKinnon, J., Meng, S., Cheung, C., Carey, G., Zhu, X. and Melville, D. 1996. A Biodiversity Review of China. World Wide Fund for Nature International, Hong Kong.
Ye, C.-Y. and Fei, L. 1994. A new toad of the genus Bombina from Hubei, China (Anura: Discoglossidae). Acta Herpetologica Sinica 3: 22-25.

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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 February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Liang, F. & Wenge, Z. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science: Chinese Institude of Biology - Chinese Academy of Sciences
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Chinese Institude of Biology - Chinese Academy of Sciences

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 26214
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-661627
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 661627
IUCN ID: 54446
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 136100