Bombina maxima (Boulenger, 1905)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Bombina maxima
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Open encyclopedia reference
Bombina maxima, commonly known as the Yunnan firebelly toad or large-webbed bell toad, is a species of toad in the family Bombinatoridae found in Yunnan, China and likely also in Myanmar. Its natural habitats include swamps, springs, marshes, arable land, canals, and ditches. Although easy to care for, handling a large-webbed toad should be kept to a minimum because their skin secretes a toxin that can cause irritation. This toxin is rich in active proteins and antimicrobial peptides that are essential in maintaining its innate immunity and protecting it from predators that come in contact with its skin. This antimicrobial peptide rich skin is used for local medicine.
Wikipedia contributors, Bombina maxima; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:27:13.309763+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bombina maxima (Boulenger, 1905)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1905)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Bombinatoridae
- Genus
- Bombina
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyBombinatoridae Gray, 1825
- genusBombina Oken, 1816
- speciesBombina maxima (Boulenger, 1905)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bombina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bombina bombina (Linnaeus, 1761) | BombinatoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bombina variegata (Linnaeus, 1758) | BombinatoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bombina microdeladigitora Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960 | BombinatoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bombina orientalis (Boulenger, 1890) | BombinatoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bombina lichuanensis Ye & Fei in Ye, Fei & Hu, 1993 | BombinatoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bombina fortinuptialis Hu & Wu, 1978 | BombinatoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Bombina maxima maxima (Boulenger, 1905) (Boulenger, 1905) | synonym |
| Bombinator maximus Boulenger, 1905 Boulenger, 1905 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=661628 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:68NNF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.