Yellow-Bellied Toad lives in various types of water bodies, including lakes, ponds, swamps, rivers and stream pools (sometimes streams with swift current) and springs. It occurs even in highly polluted wetlands, even waters with high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide and salts. Toad does not come out of water, warms in the sun only showing the head, quickly diving in danger.
Widely distributed in the country (up to 1400 m above sea-level).
   Yellow-Bellied Toad is a small frog. Tympanic membrane absent. Pupil of the eye triangular. No male resonators. Skin tuberculate. Dorsal tubercles acute and high. Ventral tubercles small and scarce in number. Dorsal surface dark-olive, with small dark spots. Belly yellow, sometimes orange, with large dark spots.The inner surface of the leg is covered with bright spots which are large and fused on the inner surface of the thigh.
   Yellow-Bellied Toad reaches a length of 4 - 6 cm.
When spawning, the clutch consists of 45 -100 eggs deposited in portions.
   In contrast to the Fire-Bellied Toad it eats mainly larvae, insects etc.