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Semi-aquatic and easy; needs a land area, cool temperatures and a secure lid.
This one is best kept on its own, or with its own kind.
Semi-aquatic and easy; needs a land area, cool temperatures and a secure lid.
Good to know: Needs a land area and cool, shallow water with a secure lid.
Crickets, mealworms and earthworms.
Tap a food to see what it is.
Males are larger than females.
Common problems. Tap one to see the signs. This is a guide, not a diagnosis.
Egg-clumps · Hard
Eggs are laid in small clumps after a cool dry rest.
Group of 4-6.
Aquaterrarium with pools and land.
Cooling then rain-like misting.
50-150 eggs.
Tadpoles feed on algae and flakes.
The large-webbed bell toad of Yunnan, living in swamps, springs, marshes, ditches, canals and farmland. Its skin secretion is rich in antimicrobial peptides and can irritate, so handle it as little as possible.
George Boulenger described the Yunnan fire-bellied toad in 1905. It is the largest Bombina species. It lives in mountain waters of southwest China.
First described by George A. Boulenger in 1905.
8 facts checked with sources
Amphibian (semi-aquatic toad). ASW common names: Yunnan Firebelly Toad, Large-webbed Bell Toad. ASW still lists B. microdeladigitora, B. fortinuptialis and B. lichuanensis as separate (controversial) species; Vietnamese 'B. maxima' records are B. microdeladigitora, so trade animals labelled B. maxima may not all be this species.
Amphibian Species of the World 6.2: Bombina maximaNew value.
Amphibian Species of the World 6.2: Bombina maximaSnout-vent length from one wild high-altitude population (Huang et al. 2013, data via Add-my-Pet): males about 6 cm, females about 5.5 cm. Legacy 7.5 cm not supported by these data; other populations may be larger.
Add-my-Pet (VU Amsterdam) Bombina maxima data entry, citing Huang et al. 2013 · Huang et al. 2013, Herpetological Journal 23: 229-232, Age and body size of the toad Bombina maxima (abstract)Wild maximum ages from skeletochronology in one population. Captive animals may live longer, but no captive figure was found; legacy 10-15 years is unsourced.
Huang et al. 2013, Herpetological Journal 23: 229-232, Age and body size of the toad Bombina maxima (abstract)Weak source: Wikipedia citing Harkewicz 2004 (Seminars in Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine 13: 229-233), not read directly. Legacy 2 (moderate).
Wikipedia: Bombina maxima (cites ASW; Huang et al. 2013; Harkewicz 2004)Legacy 'southwest China' agrees.
Amphibian Species of the World 6.2: Bombina maximaUnusual among frogs. Legacy 'thicker forearms; males call' not found in a source.
Huang et al. 2013, Herpetological Journal 23: 229-232, Age and body size of the toad Bombina maxima (abstract)Legacy 'larger fire-bellied toad... valued for its brighter belly' is not supported by a source; one studied population was only about 6 cm SVL. IUCN assessed 2004 (Wikipedia ref).
Wikipedia: Bombina maxima (cites ASW; Huang et al. 2013; Harkewicz 2004)