The pleasure's all mine Nate. If you want to see a certain angle or whatever, don't hesitate to ask. And yes, I do do belly shots upon request!
By the way, would you or somebody enlighten me as to when to use "Tylototriton" and when (if ever) to use "Echinotriton". Has Tylototriton replaced the latter? Are the two terms distinct? Interchangeable?
Which reminds me, I've also seen Hypselotriton used for Chinese species of Cynops, and other terms like Triton, Diemictylus and Triturus used in place of Cynops. What's going on here? Can't these scientists get their act together?!
The common name for this particular newt is listed as "Anderson's alligator newt" in the book "A Photographic Guide; Amphibians and Reptiles of Japan". Funny, I thought these newts, including Tylototriton shanjing for example, are called "crocodile newts"...
The aforementioned book says that unlike Cynops, the eggs of this "living fossil" are laid individually (50-60, sometimes more than 100) in soil on land close to bodies of water. Upon hatching, the larvae crawl to the water on their own. Also says here they don't breed in water like Cynops but on land, though little is known about their breeding behavior.