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