Bombina maxima

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 to Myanmar.^[2] Its natural habitats include swamps, springs, marshes, arable land, canals, and ditches.^[3] 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^[4] 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.^[5] This antimicrobial peptide rich skin is used for local medicine.^[6]

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Bombina maxima
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bombinatoridae
Genus:	Bombina
Species:	B. maxima
Binomial name
Bombina maxima (Boulenger, 1905)
Synonyms
List Bombinator maximus Boulenger, 1905 Bombina maxima Stejneger, 1905 Bombina (Glandula) maxima Tian and Hu, 1985 Bombina (Grobina) maxima Dubois, 1987

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