Identification ⁵

Belly has spots that intrude the legs and vice versa.
The skin is rougher in comparison to Bombina bombina.

Sound/Zvuk ⁵

https://temata.rozhlas.cz/kunka-zlutobricha-7946629#player=on

Ecology and Behaviour ⁵

The species lives preferentiably in higher altitudes in comparison to our other bombina. When threatened ,these animals display something called bombina-reflex where they show the red/yellow spots on their legs by bending backwards, thua exposing them to potential preadtors.

Identifikace (CZ) ⁵

Kuňky se dají rozlišit podle zvuku (kdy obecná dělá pouze takové "U") nebo podle břišní strany těla. Kdy kuňka obecná má skvrny na břiše a nohou, které se vzájemně nespojují zatímco kuňka žlutobřichá má skvrny jednolité přes břicho i nohy.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Miltos Gikas, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/aries_tottle/6170053741/
2. (c) Alexandre Roux, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/30142279@N07/17518789615/
3. (c) Frank Vassen, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/42244964@N03/31228771818/
4. (c) Robin Schmidt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_biodiversity/45064293501/
5. (c) Martin Vohralík, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• AMNH Amphibian Species of the World
• AmphibiaWeb
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HerpMapper
• NBN Atlas
• VertNet

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