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The sword tailed newt is a poisonous true salamander found exclusively in the Ryukyu Archipelago in Japan. It's named after the long, flattened, sword-like tail found on females. It's also known as the fire-bellied newt because of its bright orange belly!

Sword-Tail Newt
(Cynops ensicauda)

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