Biology
The female of the species typically lays 80–300 eggs that can be found hanging off plant stems. The offspring develop in pools or puddles. Their metamorphosis is complete within a few weeks, peaking in July–August. The toadlets attain a length of 12–15 mm. The eggs, laid in August, metamorphose only after the winter, with the toadlets attaining a length of 3–5 cm. These toadlets still have a white belly.
Tadpoles eat mainly algae and higher plants. The young toads and the adult toads consume insects, such as flies and beetles, but also invertebrates such as annelid worms, and terrestrial arthropods.
Fire-bellied toads are active both day and night, and are vertebrae, meaning having a backbone.
The mating call of the male sounds like a dog's bark and will be very light to hear.
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