Specimen Information

Cynops pyrrhogaster
Cynops pyrrhogaster
(Japanese Fire-bellied Salamander)
Amphibians-Salamanders
Exotic

Specimen ID109
GroupAmphibians-Salamanders
GenusCynops
Speciespyrrhogaster
Common NameJapanese Fire-bellied Salamander
StateMA
CountyPlymouth
LocalityPlymouth County
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeCounty
HUC8 NameMassachusetts-Rhode Island Coastal
HUC8 Number01090000
Map
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Collection Month9
Collection Year1932
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:704
Author:Cardoza, J.E., G.S. Jones, T.W. French, and D.B. Halliwell.
Date:1993
Title:Exotic and translocated vertebrates of Massachusetts. Fauna of Massachusetts Series No. 6.
Publisher:Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Pages:95 pp
CommentsOriginally source says "Found at Ward's Pond, Plymouth County..."
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalCarnegie Museum of Natural History
Museum Cat NumberCMNH 10950 and 10951
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2
Number Preserved2


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