New species for me and need help

[Buck Rogers]

And that's why I post here, such quick and helpful responses! Thank you so much

I must admit, I have really become attached to this little guy. They truely are comical and very lovable lil chaps. This little guy has learnt that if he swims up to the side of his tank and leans against the glass I'll throw a mealworm in the water for him

[Jace]

I have 8 Bombina orientalis and each one has a different personality. They seem to learn fairly quickly who brings the food! Glad you are enjoying him-they are pretty hard to resist.

[Kurt]

Darryn, I found the following information in one of my books, "Your Happy Healthy Pet: Frogs and Toads 2nd Edition" by Steve Grenard.

Some of my frogs are in that book. Pages 37, 39, 40, 44, 53, 55, & 58

"The yellowbelly toad (Bombina variegata) is a native of Europe. It has a greenish back and yellow underbelly interspersed with blotches of black. This species grows to about 1 1/2 inches, s-v length." Otherwise, their care and setups are the same as other Fire Belly toad species.

This toad is not variegata, its just an orientalis that didn't get enough carotene in its diet.

[Jace]

Good to know. So it's not an actual species of Fire Belly? Is that why you don't see the yellow underbelly very often? Except for the above mentioned book and Darryn's photo, I have never seen that colouring before.