I think i have paddle tail newt but i'm not sure

[smith]

he's about 4 5 inches long from nose tip to tail tip just by looking

 

[dane_zu]

good guess, but it looks like a fuzhong wart newt, Paramesotriton fuzhongensis

http://www.caudata.org/cc/species/Paramesotriton/P_fuzhongensis.shtml

 

[ben_tajer]

Definitely a warty newt and not a paddle tail, probably a Fuzhong.

 

[ButtercupSaiyan]

Doesn't look a thing like my paddletail in shape, coloration, or texture—mine is smooth and purple/brownish with orange spots, a BRIGHT orange underbelly like my Fire-bellied newt and a lot of red on its tail. The tail is also swollen as well.