Please help identify this newt!

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Sold to me as a california newt
 
A species of warty newt, I will link you to how to identify it
 
I would agree, I brought 3 of these amazing little guys for £20 each!
 
I can also tell you that it is definitely not a California newt
 
The guy who sold them too me told me they should be kept terrestrial because they are quite young, what age should they be aquatic by?
 
And that's what I thought as the californias have plain yellow bellies. (Don't judge me, I don't know scientific names or the Latin names for them)
 
I agree with Xavier its most likely Paramesotriton chinensis. Do the other two look Identical? I ask because I've often seen mixed species of warty newts for sale under one name.
Unless they are captive bred, which they almost certainly aren't, they will be a mature adults, so they can be housed in an aquarium with a small island or cork float.
If you are keeping them together keep an eye out for fights, warty newts are highly territorial and aggressive especially males so be prepared to separate them if need be.
 
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