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curious

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hi,
i was at the pet store today, and i saw a large newt with an annulated tail. i have looked at a lot of photos, and i can't find one like it. it looked like a warty newt of some sort. it was about 6 inches, semi rough skin, orange belly. but the tail was cylindrical and annulated like an earthworm. the people there were way too busy to help me, so i don't know what they were selling it as.
thanx
 
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kai

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No idea - sounds pretty weird.

How about giving them a phone call today? Even a wrong name might help to steer us in the right direction...
 
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curious

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honesty, i don't think they would have a clue because they sell p. honkongensis and p. chinensis as p. pyrrhogaster. if they don't know the difference between those species, i don't think they would know what sort of newt this one is. but i am going to be in that area today, so i may stop in and ask them what they are selling it as.
thanks
 
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aaron

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could be taricha granulosa-i've seen some with cylindrical tails in shops

~Aaron
 
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curious

Guest
hi,
the pet store didn't know what it was either, but i have narrowed it down to either a female triturus cristatus, or a male out of breeding colors. i think what threw me was the size of this newt - it was huge!
 
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