The yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) belongs to the order Anura, the archaeobatrachial family Bombinatoridae, and the genus of fire-bellied toads. The toad is distributed mainly across western Europe as well as a handful of countries in eastern Europe.

Yellow Toad. A Central American native, Yellow Toads (Incilius luetkenii) live in a widespread habitat between Costa Rica and Mexico. This is a species that has high color variations, from solid colors to a patterned appearance. Yellow Toads come in a bright yellow or mustard-yellow nuance with a uniform dorsal appearance.

The yellow-bellied toad is an amphibian closely bound to areas of water. Originally, the species typically lived along brooks and rivers. It settled there dependent on the flood dynamic of temporary and continuously shifting small bodies of water.

They are typically tan to brown with two distinctive yellow lines forming an hourglass shape on their back, setting them apart from the warty texture of typical toads. They are seldom seen except during rainy periods when they emerge to feed and breed.

Yellow Toad first appears in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. He appears in the opening cutscene. When Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings kidnapped Princess Peach. Yellow Toad along with Mario, Luigi and Blue Toad ran to rescue her. Yellow Toad can be a playable character in multiplayer and appears in the ending cutscene and the credits.

Yellow Toad and Blue Toad, collectively known as Toads, and sometimes individually as just Toad, are Toads who made their first appearance in New Super Mario Bros. Wii as playable sidekicks to Mario and Luigi.

American toads have short legs, stout bodies, and thick skins with noticeable warts. These warts can be colored red and yellow. The warty skin contains many glands that produce a poisonous milky fluid, providing these toads with excellent protection from many of their predators.

The yellow-bellied toad, true to its name, boasts a bright yellow or orange belly, contrasted with dark black patches, serving as a warning to predators about its toxic nature. Typically small in size, yellow-bellied toads rarely exceed 5 cm (2 in) in length.

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The Yellow-bellied toad is an amphibian closely associated with water. In the past, the species was a typical inhabitant of stream and river floodplains. There, it colonised the temporary small bodies of water that constantly emerged depending on the floodplain dynamics.