Belly patterns of P. caudopunctatus

[angus]

It is interesting to see so many belly patterns in P. caudopunctatus. I especially like the pattern on the right top corner.

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[nate]

Pretty cool, Angus. Thanks for sharing.

 

[jesper]

Wow, I had one that had the same pattern as the one in the top right corner. I knew that some had reddish bellies too, but I had no idea of this. Kind of reminds of the huge register of different Cynops pyrrhogaster bellies.

 

[angus]

Nate,

The top and bottom one from the first stroke is from a same location, so I believe you can say they are the same. The middle one from the first stroke and the top one from the second stroke is from other location.

 

[henk]

The one that has occured most overhere in petshops had the same colorpattern as the middle row, the bottom one.

I agree that the right corner one is something very odd , never seen any like this... but even some of the other colorations are striking!!

 

[benjamin]

Mine matches the one in the top middle.

 

[chris]

There are also several different forms of dorsal colouration - a green form and a brown-putty coloured form, and several intermediaries. Perhaps its to do with regional distribution, like C.pyrrhogasater.
Chris