Japanese fire-bellied newt: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Japanese fire-bellied newt lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cynops pyrrhogaster
Group	Salamanders, newts & caecilians
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Amphibian
Order	Caudata
Family	Salamandridae

Where does the Japanese fire-bellied newt live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Japanese fire-bellied newt in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Japan

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Japanese fire-bellied newt endangered?

The Japanese fire-bellied newt’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Japanese fire-bellied newt?

The Japanese fire-bellied newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster) is an amphibian in the order Caudata and the family Salamandridae, genus Cynops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Japanese fire-bellied newt

The Japanese fire-bellied newt or Japanese fire-bellied salamander (Cynops pyrrhogaster) is a species of newt endemic to Japan. The skin on its upper body is dark and its lower regions bright red, although coloration varies with age, genetics, and region. Adults are 8 to 15 cm (3.1 to 5.9 in) long. To deter predators, Japanese fire-bellied newts contain high levels of tetrodotoxin, a neurotoxin accumulated mainly from their diet.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Japanese fire-bellied newt (revision 1381368294), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q394395 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).