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I have a rare species

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i was told by the shop clerk that it was a crocodile newt but it seems to be a Tam Dao Warty Newt. he seems to be relaxed and content in the tank i set up for him however, i do need to know exactly how to care for him. what water temp, foods ect. can someone please advise.
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Re: i have a rare spieces

Looks more like P. hongkongensis. If you can get a clear shot of it's belly we could be sure of it's indentity.

There's some very good Paramesotriton care information here. Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
 
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Re: I have a rare spieces

I dont think its hongkongensis but as Mark says a belly shot will help.
 
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Re: I have a rare spieces

Did you post this on Repticzone? :D

However though to me, it looks nothing like a crocodile newt.
 
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Re: I have a rare spieces

The term "crocodile newt" refers to members of the genuses Tylototriton and Echinotriton.
The newt pictured is without a doubt a Paramesotriton sp., the problem being which species hehe.
 
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It looks a lot like hongkongensis to me, but the orange on the belly as far as I see from the pic looks more 'broken up' than a hongkongensis would be...
 
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As already mentioned, to anyone in the salamander world 'crocodile newt' refers to Tylototriton and Echinotriton. In Phillipe de Vosjoli's book Popular Amphibians, he refers to Paramesotriton as crocodile newts. I have also seen them sold under that name in petstores. It is understandable why there could be some confusion.
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