Scientific name Cynops pyrrhogaster
Artist Kawahara Keiga (1786 (sixth year of Tenmei)–1860-1865 (first year of Man'en to first year of Keiō))  
Date artwork between 1823 and 1829
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The Japanese fire belly newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster) is a species of newt in the Salamandridae family endemic to Japan. In the wild, this species lives on the islands of Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū, in clear, cool bodies of water, usually ponds, ditches, pools, or lakes. |