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The fire belly newt or fire newt is a genus (Cynops) of newts native to Japan and China. All of the species show bright yellow or red bellies, but this feature is not unique to this genus. All of the species show bright yellow or red bellies, but this feature is not unique to this genus.
The Japanese fire-bellied newt or Japanese fire-bellied salamander (Cynops pyrrhogaster) is a species of newt endemic to Japan. The skin on its upper body is dark and its lower regions bright red, although coloration varies with age, genetics, and region. Adults are 8 to 15 cm (3.1 to 5.9 in) long.
The Chinese fire belly newt (Cynops orientalis) is a small (2.2–4.0 inches (5.6–10.2 cm)) black newt, with bright-orange aposematic coloration on their ventral sides. C. orientalis is commonly seen in pet stores, where it is frequently confused with the Japanese fire belly newt ( C. pyrrhogaster ) due to similarities in size and coloration.
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 402 near threatened amphibian species. [ 1 ] 6.2% of all evaluated amphibian species are listed as near threatened.
The species is particularly important because Charles Darwin used it as an example of male sexual characters in his 1871 book “The descent of man and selection in relation to sex.”
Family: Newts Salamandridae. Rough-skinned newt (Taricha granulosa) is a North American newt known for its strong poison. [4] Habitats of rough-skinned newts are found throughout the West Coast of the United States and British Columbia. Their range extends south to Santa Cruz, California and north to Alaska.
Paramesotriton labiatus is a species of newt in the family Salamandridae. [2] [3] It is endemic to Guangxi, China.In literature prior to 2011, this species may have been confused with Paramesotriton chinensis, Pachytriton granulosus, or Paramesotriton ermizhaoi (the last now in synonymy). [2]
The anal opening is a longitudinal slit, and its borders are not raised. The skin is rough and the parotoid glands are large. There is a strong fold on the chin. The entire newt is uniformly blackish brown, slightly paler on the lips, snout, chin, throat, and under surface of limbs. The lower edge of the tail is orange-yellow. [3]