Question: Sexing Cynops Phyrrhogaster

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Hey I can't get any decent photos because of fast they move but was wondering if anyone could sex my newts? I thought I had it sussed but have seen some more sexing guide photos and am now very confused haha :confused:
 

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The one on the first picture in the upper right corner looks a lot like a gravid female. I'm really no expert though.
 
The two in the round bowl in the first pic look like a pair to me, as Jort says, the female looks gravid. I'm not too familiar with Kanto, if that's what they are, but male pyrrhos generally tend to have a squarer cross section than females and much larger, rounder cloacas. They also normally have longer toes on their hind feet and sometimes a blue/purple tinge to their tails and flanks, but some races lack this last fearure.
If you pop them in a container with a clear bottom and get some good shots from underneath it should be a bit easier to tell them apart.
 
Thank you both. The one I assumed was a male does have the longer toes and slightly bluish tail :eek: I just got confused because the gravid female has a large cloaca but does this come with being gravid?
 
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