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So I bought a Giant Hong Kong Newt from my work after it had been lonely in the store for 6 months sitting in a habitat with Chinese Water Dragons. I know that it is a Warty Newt, but how can you tell between the types (I believe it is a hongkongensis but I want to be sure so that I can make his living arrangements perfect) Any suggestions or knowledge would do me well.
 
http://www.caudata.org/cc/species/Salamandridae.shtml Go here and scroll down to the Paramesotriton list and go through the species to see what the one you have looks like. If you can post a picture that could help us identify it for you as well.

As for care, I don't know too much about this genus so other members will help you there.
 
Do you have some pictures to post of the newt? From what I've read these guys can be awfully hard to identify and it usually takes a rather skillful eye to determine who is who.

This guy lived with Chinese water dragons for six months? It's amazing he is still alive! They must have been little guys because my dragons would more than likely destroy a newt. Even worse is that someone was living in suboptimal conditions. Water dragons like it very warm compared to Paramesotriton.
 
The Water Dragons were pretty small (around 6 inches nose to tip of tail) and some Mountain Horned on the occasion. They were fed very well though (because thats my job). The lamps were all the way over on one side of the roughly 100 gal habitat so the water on the other side stayed pretty cool. We thought the newt had disappeared for 2 months because no one could find him hiding under all of the ornaments and whatnot so maybe thats how he survived the water dragons. I'll try to get a picture of him, but it may be from a phone (i dont have a camera) if that will help. Thanks guys
 
Like Abrahm said, they are very difficult to identify. With out a very good photograph it may be impossible to tell. A cell camera probably won't do the newt justice and it would be hard to tell in the photo, unless your cell phone's camera is top-notch of course:D.
 
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