Fire toads

The toad has the scientific name Bombina orientalis and is often used to call the Eastern fire toad. This type of toad is usually found only in quiet water like ponds and lakes. They are distributed in Southeastern Russia, Northeast China and North Korea.

Bombina orientalis toads eat both day and night. Food is mainly insects. When mating, males climb up and hug their children tightly. Females lay 40-70 eggs and attach eggs to plants or other objects under the water.

Bombina orientalis toad: Big head, protruding eyes, triangular or heart-shaped pupils; the body is relatively short (adult male body about 5cm long); strong legs. The outer layer of the skin has small, black-headed bumps. The back is usually green with shiny black spots. Occasionally there are fire belly toads with backs of slightly brown skin and those with only spots on the shoulders. The skin under the belly is red or orange red with shiny black stripes. Because of this bright red color, they are labeled "Fire toad" or "Toad fire ".

If the color of the skin is not enough to make the animals hunt meat away, fire toads will protect themselves with "chemical weapons": Their skin secretes a milk-like substance that causes pain to the mouth and eyes of the children. Any object that dares to approach them threatens them.