Japanese fire-bellied newt

Jak ho poznat

• The skin on its upper body is dark brown, approaching black, and covered in wartlike bumps.1
• The underbelly and underside of the tail are bright red with black spots.1
• Young juveniles have creamy coloured bellies instead of red, though most larger juveniles show some red.1
• Males have flatter, wider tails and more red on the belly than females.1
• Adults are 8 to 15 cm long.1

Často se plete s: The German zoologist Heinrich Boie, who first described it in 1826, said he would have mistaken it for the smooth newt if he had not known it came from Japan.1