Wild Cynops pyrrhogaster in Florida?

[TJ]

According to an EPA report (Inventory of Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Occurring in the Gulf of Mexico Region) issued in Sept. 2000, Cynops pyrrhogaster (Japanese fire-bellied newt) reportedly exists in freshwater environments in Florida. It's listed in category X (reported, but not known to be established). Interesting, but I guess not really all that surprising

 

[TJ]

Source: http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/pdf/b_species_v4.pdf

 

[j.]

They're were also found in Mass. in 1932 and 1979, but also not established.