📸 PhotoPhoto: Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Japanese Fire-bellied Newt
Cynops pyrrhogaster (Japanese Fire-bellied Newt · アカハライモリ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 The process by which burned skin regenerates without scarring was studied in this newt and published in a wound-healing journal in 2026.
- 💡 A novel skin infection in wild-caught individuals was reported and published in a veterinary journal in 2022.
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The Japanese Fire-bellied Newt is a red-bellied newt endemic to Japan. It is listed as Near Threatened (NT, 2021) on the IUCN Red List.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
It possesses remarkable regenerative abilities capable of rebuilding even resected jawbones or severely burned skin, making it a subject of scientific research.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
In a survey of high-moor ponds, 95.7% of its diet consisted of small arthropods such as water fleas and midge larvae. Its diet varies by season and year.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List NT (2021) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59444/177224976
- • IUCN Red List category NT — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • catalogueoflife.org — 6BW8S
- • iucnredlist.org — 177224976
- • wikidata.org — Q394395
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Cynops pyrrhogaster (under s4).jpg
- • jstage.jst.go.jp — article
- • pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov — PMC13547633
- • pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov — PMC12938529
- • pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov — PMC9586028
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Kai Caspar · CC0 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.