Description ²

Tympanic membrane absent. Transversal processes of the vertebra sacralis notably widened. Pupil of the eye triangular. No male resonators. Skin tuberculate. Dorsal tubercles acute and relatively high. Ventral tubercles small and scarce in number. Dorsal surface dark-olive, with small dark spots. Belly yellow, sometimes orange, with large dark spots, white points absent or rare. On the belly, the bright coloration exceeds the dark coloration in area. The inner surface of the leg is covered with bright spots which are large and fused on the inner surface of the thigh. Tips of toes bright. In contrast with the female, the male has nuptial pads on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd fingers and, during the breeding season, on the inner surface of the forearm. Majority of these characters separate B. variegata from B. bombina. However, morphological characters probably have unequal taxonomic value and only their combined use may be effective for practical identification.

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