Any one know what this is?

[damon]

Probably not but It is worth the ask. The picture are pretty dark... I'll take better ones a bit later. It has a lot of orange and black spotting on it's back and is much stalkier and with a pointier snout than the others I received. This creature was exported from Hong Kong... I have no idea where in China it originated but I am looking for more like it. Any ideas as to what it might be?

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(Message edited by TJ on January 06, 2006)

 

[paul]

The skin seems very warty - chinensis?
Paul

 

[antoni]

I don´t know what it is but is so beautiful!!

 

[chris]

its Paramesotriton fuzhongensis - the rough, dark skin with orange blotching is the give away.
Chris

 

[damon]

Thanks a bunch. I have been back to look for more every shipment but all are brown... Other species. Do they often come in this color?
Here's a better picture again

 

[chris]

Paramesotriton fuzhongensis is extremely variable in colouration. Look for other animals with a similar base colouration, and similar general body shape. Females are usually more bulky with a longer lower tail in proportion to their body. Its definately worth getting a small group (as long as you have space for them).
Good luck