Cynops pyrrhogaster

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	CAUDATA	SALAMANDRIDAE

Scientific Name:

Cynops pyrrhogaster

Species Authority:

(Boie, 1826)

Common Name/s:

English

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Japanese Fire-bellied Newt

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2004
Assessor/s	Yoshio Kaneko, Masafumi Matsui
Evaluator/s:	Stuart, S.N., Chanson, J.S. & Cox, N.A. (Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team)
Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to Japan. It is found on Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and other small islands.
Countries:	Native: Japan
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	It is a common and reasonably adaptable species.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a grassland and forest species. It occurs in paddy fields, ponds, pools, brooks and streams where it breeds and larvae develop.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	It is affected by the conversion from small to large-scale paddy fields. It is also affected by the abandonment of paddy fields. Roadside gutters kill the animals, working as a trap. It is collected and exported to Europe as a pet, but probably not at a level to constitute a threat to the species.

Major Threat(s):

It is affected by the conversion from small to large-scale paddy fields. It is also affected by the abandonment of paddy fields. Roadside gutters kill the animals, working as a trap. It is collected and exported to Europe as a pet, but probably not at a level to constitute a threat to the species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Its range includes several protected areas. It is known to breed in captivity in zoos in Australia.

Conservation Actions:

Its range includes several protected areas. It is known to breed in captivity in zoos in Australia.

Citation:	Yoshio Kaneko, Masafumi Matsui 2004. Cynops pyrrhogaster. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 December 2008.
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