Japanese Fire-bellied Newt | Cynops pyrrhogaster | アカハライモリ

Japanese fire-bellied newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster), viewed from below. These newts, with their characteristic red-orange bellies, are common throughout Japan. There appears to be a number of subspecies spread throught the Japanese islands though. Photographed in Shikoku, this individual is representative of the Hiroshima subspecies. アカハライモリ

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Japanese fire-bellied newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster), viewed from below. These newts, with their characteristic red-orange bellies, are common throughout Japan. There appears to be a number of subspecies spread throught the Japanese islands though. Photographed in Shikoku, this individual is representative of the Hiroshima subspecies. アカハライモリ