Yellow Bellied Toad (Bombina Variegata)
The species inhabits Central and Southern Europe except for the southwestern part. The western margin of the range runs through Germany (Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia) to The Netherlands (Limburg Province), Belgium and France in the south. The species lives in Switzerland and Italy (a relic population occurs on Etna Mountain, Sicilia). In Greece, the species lives southwards to Peloponnes Peninsula. The northern margin of the range runs from Germany to Czech Republic, Southern Poland, Western Ukraine (Carpathians), Romania and Eastern Bulgaria. Several subspecies are recognized. Bombina variegata variegata inhabits the main part of the range, B. variegata kolombatovici lives in Yugoslavia (Dalmatia and Montenegro), B. variegata pachypus in Italia, B. variegata scabra in Montenegro, Albania, Greece and Bulgaria.
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Location: Bulgaria
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