Yup Joost is truly a Cynops-dependent from what we can see. I must tell I like them but not close to my favourites, but always nice newts to breed. I love their larvae and their huge feathered gills. I only had 3 species and only breed 2 of those. The others were two sub-adult males so no breeding accomplished at all.
Sorry to hear about Kagawa perfecture pyrro's Joost.
Cheers,
Jorge