A couple of local pet shops had these - I've never seen them before. I'm guessing they are warty newts of the genus Paramesotriton. If anyone has any specific species information it would be much appreciated.
Tim
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Help with Newt ID
tspuckler
Apr 09, 2005 02:59 PM
Replies (2)
chamsrcool
Apr 09, 2005 05:33 PM
i think those are the japanese fire bellies where the chinese firebellies are smooth skinned with more orange/red area on the belly
jennewt
Apr 19, 2005 03:16 PM
No, these are warty newts (genus Paramesotriton). It's not easy to identify the various warty species, so I'm not going to try.
http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/firebelly.shtml
http://www.caudata.org/cc/faq/faq.shtml
