fire-bellied newt

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fire-bellied newt (plural fire-bellied newts)

  1. Any species of Asian newt of the genus Cynops.
    • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 35:
      Even later, around 29 million years ago, some salamandrids reached Asia, and they in turn gave rise to the fire-bellied newts, paddle-tailed newts, and other Asian types.