Fuzhongensis?

[matt]

Hello. I've been aware of this site for a long time, but didn't realize it had a forum until now. I've got a Paramesotriton (named Triton) but I've been having some trouble IDing his species. I'm fairly sure he's a fuzhongensis, but to me he also resembles chinensis. Can anyone shed some light?

 

[mark]

In my opinion you have P. chinensis. The yellow spotting and overall physiology is more representative of chinensis than fuzhongensis.

Hope that might help some.

 

[paris]

looks like chinensis from the middle picture

 

[matt]

Yeah, the spotting is what lead me to believe he may be chinensis, but since fuzhongensis seem to be more common, I thought maybe I was just mistaken. If anyone needs me to take some better pics, just let me know what you need to see.

 

[chris]

I would say chinensis for the same reason.
Chris

 

[henk]

Well the belly color is a bit brilliant for chinensis , but then this may be variable.
What makes me think it actually is a chinensis are those yellow dots at the attachment points of the limbs . So far I found this to occur mostly with chinensis alone. also the granulates of chinensis are -at least from my experience- more pronounced then in fuzhongensis. I would go with chinensis for this one.

BTW Juvenile chinensis are charcoal black and have a more reddish belly when they are young, maybe this is a subadult or either young adult ???