Chinese Fire-bellied Newt (Cynops orientalis)

Created: April 2nd, 2010 - 10:28 PM
Last Modified: July 30th, 2010 - 10:14 AM Entered by: Michael Peters
Record 41483

Country: United States		State: California	County: Contra Costa County	Time: 2010-04-02 15:47:00
Qty: 1	Age: --	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: meadow with permanent ponds
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Drizzle		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 527.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Identification as Cynops orientalis by the people at http://www.caudata.org/

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Comments

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Jan 14, 2015 at 04:58 PM

Michael, Are you still checking this email?

Posted by Michael Peters on Jul 30, 2010 at 10:34 AM

Species added

Posted by Michael Peters on Jul 30, 2010 at 04:05 AM

From personal conversation with Gary Nafis, there is a very high likelihood this salamander was a released pet. This particular locale is a locale where it is known to happen frequently. If it is found to breeding anywhere covered by NAHERP then it probably should be in the database, but I don't think it has been confirmed to be breeding anywhere yet.

Posted by Jonathan Hakim on Jul 30, 2010 at 03:45 AM

Yell at psyon to stick this species in the database. You could also think about writing up a distribution note for Herpetological Review. I could help you out on that a little if you want.