Bombina microdeladigitora (Small-Webbed Bell Toad)

Overview

Vulnerable

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Small-Webbed Bell Toad

Description

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Habitat

Ecology: It inhabits marshes in forests , grassland, and the surrounding areas. Males call from tree holes , which is also where the eggs are laid (rather than in ponds ); the water in these holes overflows during heavy rains and the tadpoles are washed into streams . (Ref. 56947)

List of Habitats :1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane 4.6Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded 5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) 5.4Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps , Fens , Peatlands

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: microdeladigitora - Liu, Hu and Yang, 1960
        Scientific name: - Bombina microdeladigitora Liu, Hu and Yang, 1960

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.
Bourret, R. 1942. Les Batraciens de l'Indochine. Institut Oceanographique de l'Indochine.
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.
Ohler, A., Marquis, O., Swan, S. and Grosjean, S. 2000. Amphibian biodiversity of Hoang Lien Nature Reserve (Lao Cai Province, northern Viet Nam) with description of two new species. Herpetozoa 13(1/2): 71-87.
The Comprehensive Scientific Expedition to the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau 1997. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Hengduan Mountains. Science Press, Beijing.
Tran, K., Nguyen, H.-P., Nguyen, K.-H. and Nguyen, V.-S. 1992. Amphibians and Reptiles. In: Red Data Book of Viet Nam, pp. 180-237. Schence and Technology Publishing House, Hanoi.
Yang, D.-T. 1991. The Amphibia-Fauna of Yunnan. China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing.

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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 March 08, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
van Dijk, P.P., Swan, S., Datong, Y. & Ohler, A. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 08, 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: 26216
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-661629
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1318071
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 661629
IUCN ID: 54448
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 136102