---
title: "Vuurbuiksalamander"
description: "Cynops pyrrhogaster — Amfibieën. The Japanese fire-bellied newt or Japanese fire-bellied salamander (Cynops pyrrhogaster) is a species of newt endemic to Japan."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/japanese-fire-bellied-newt
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Vuurbuiksalamander

> Cynops pyrrhogaster — Amfibieën. The Japanese fire-bellied newt or Japanese fire-bellied salamander (Cynops pyrrhogaster) is a species of newt endemic to Japan.

- Scientific name: *Cynops pyrrhogaster*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 1037
- Wikidata: [Q394395](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q394395)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27792](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27792)

## Names

- en: Japanese Fire-bellied Newt
- de: Japanischer Feuerbauchmolch
- es: Tritón de vientre de fuego japonés
- fr: Cynops d'Hiroshima
- nl: Vuurbuiksalamander

## Countries with the most observations

JP (972)

## Summary

The Japanese fire-bellied newt or Japanese fire-bellied salamander (Cynops pyrrhogaster) is a species of newt endemic to Japan. The skin on its upper body is dark and its lower regions bright red, although coloration varies with age, genetics, and region. Adults are 8 to 15 cm (3.1 to 5.9 in) long. To deter predators, Japanese fire-bellied newts contain high levels of tetrodotoxin, a neurotoxin accumulated mainly from their diet.
The species is found on many Japanese islands, including Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. Their habitats include both natural and artificial bodies of water, as well as forests and grasslands…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_fire-bellied_newt

## Photo

![Vuurbuiksalamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/japanese-fire-bellied-newt/medium.jpg)

Photo: renshuchu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/153913437

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/japanese-fire-bellied-newt?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).