Paramesotriton guanxiensis?

[emelie]

hey everyone! is this an paramesotriton guanxiensis? I'm not sure.. Sorry for the bad quality and unfortunatly I have no shots on his/hers belly.. well well.. what do you think?

 

[wouter]

I would not count on it, so far as I know, P. guangxiensis has never been exported out of China (but maybe last year from Vietnam?). This is probably a P. fuzhongensis, judging by the body shape.
Certainly no P. caudopunctatus or P. chinensis. I'm also leaving the possibility of P. hongkongensis open for the moment...

But still, a quite strange animal...

(Message edited by Wouter on November 05, 2006)

 

[ian]

i would go for p. hongkongensis it looks the same as some big old ones i have.

 

[emelie]

hmm this is pretty complicated..
I've got a new picture of him/her now.. on his/hers belly:

 

[emelie]

some more pictures

what do you think?

 

[andy]

My guess...Hongkongensis

 

[emelie]

Yeah I'm starting to lean at that direction too.. by the way his natural colour is that darker brown that you see on the pictures, when he/she is lighter just depends on the flash.

Does anyone know if it's a female or a male? :S

 

[ian]

i'd say female going by size.

 

[emelie]

okay.. funny because I've had her for like two years without knowing the gender ;D haha

 

[emelie]

I just have too send this picture she looks so funny^^ It feels great to know that she is a female, cause now I don't have to write "he/she" all the time

 

[jennifer]

I would also guess P. hongkongensis, and female. Just a guess, though.

 

[emelie]

allright^^ thank you for your opinion, I needed more opinions to make sure what species and gender

Thank you, I'm now sure that SHE is a HONGKONGENSIS is there any name for paramesotriton hongkongensis besides the latin name?

 

[ian]

hong kong warty newt, bit easier to say.

 

[emelie]

yes in deed.. thank you and thank you all who answered me, you have helped me a lot!