Summary ²

The Japanese fire belly newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster) is a species of newt in the Salamandridae family endemic to Japan. It is commonly confused with the Chinese fire belly newt (Cynops orientalis) due to similarities in coloring and size, and most newts sold as Japanese fire belly newts are likely to be the more commonly collected Chinese fire belly newt instead.

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1. (c) 2005 Henk Wallays, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=156036&one=T
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynops_pyrrhogaster

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• iNat taxon page
• AMNH Amphibian Species of the World
• AmphibiaWeb
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• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
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