Fire belly newt I.D?

[edward]

Hello again!Was wondering if I could get help identifying my newt charlie?I think he is a cynops pyrrogaster(japanese fire belly).He was sold to me as a cynops orientalis(chinese fire belly).He is 4.5 inches long or 11.5mm long,his belly is an orange color.What do you think?

(Message edited by jennewt on September 03, 2004)

 

[mike]

Its a warty newt Edward, Paramesotriton species.

See: http://caudata.org/cc/articles/firebelly.shtml

 

[edward]

Hey thanks for the reply! I thought he might be a warty newt.Maybe a hong kong, guangxi or fuzhong warty newt?I appreciate your response.

 

[andrea]

yup, i second the Paramesotriton ID. I would go as far to say P.hongkongenisis. I had an adult a while back, he was a sweetheart. They are a great newt to have! Good luck with him!

 

[edward]

Thank you for all your help Mike & Andrea.I have viewed several care sheets on this fellow. I will go over them again!