Lets play!

[danny]

Ok there sports fans, once again its time to play "Name that Newt!" I picked up this little guy in a pet store north of where I live, got a great deal as they were selling it as a CO!!

What am I??

I need a name!

Just because she looked cute!

 

[pamela]

? This one is for those that know knewts! Really cute little one.

 

[jarid]

Looks like a Paramesotriton chinensis.

 

[danny]

Jarid, Thats what Ive been thinking since Ive been looking at pics on the net. The lady at the pet store called it a CO, and then one kid working there said it was a paddletail, sigh, so I told them I would buy the "CO/paddletail" they have another one there but it has a serious infection above its right eye. Maybe I should buy it and try to nurse it back to health, as the one I have is a male and the one thats left is a female. I think my male is lonely cause hes in a 10G tank and is tail fanning for no reason, hes all alone in the tank, weird.

 

[paris]

all chinensis i have are a lighter shade of red in the torso venter and darker shade of red under the tail -yours looks like that too, there are alot of chinensis on the pet trade right now so im pretty sure that is what yours is-but it is on the thin side....looks to be male too

 

[danny]

I placed the newt in the tank for about 30mins and then I chopped a trout worm up in 4 equal pieces, the little guy had no problems eating, ate each piece and gave a huge yawn afterwards. Dont worry Paris Im pretty confident that this one will get fat like my 4 P. hongkongensis!

Hes alot smaller than the Hongkongensis, are the chinensis smaller? Im also confused about how to sex the warty newts. In the P hongkongensis the females have long narrow tails??...and the males have short more laterally compressed tails with a light sheen on them right??? This male chinensis has a long narrow tail like the female hongkongensis! hahaha so confusing!

 

[paris]

my chinensis are bigger in length and girth than my hong kongs, it may be young.

 

[jarid]

Hmm, I need to start looking. I wouldn't mind keeping a paramesotriton sp.

 

[shaun]

That's a great find, Danny! Definitely impressive for the Caudata void that plagues Alberta!