Fauna of Scotland
Only six amphibians and four land reptiles are native to Scotland. The amphibians include three species of newt: the great crested, of which fewer than 1,000 individuals survive; the smooth, and the palmate. The other amphibians are the common toad, the natterjack toad, found in only four locations in the south-west, and the common frog. A single alien amphibian is known in Scotland, the Alpine newt, a recent escapee confined to the Edinburgh area.
Fire belly newts
The fire belly newts or fire newts are a genus (Cynops) of newts native to Japan and China. All of the species show bright yellow or red bellies, but this feature is not unique to this genus. Their skin contains a toxin that can be harmful if ingested.The genus "Cynops" has been suggested to be due for a split, with the Chinese species being placed in a separate genus from the Japanese ones. The species "Cynops cyanurus" is at the centre of all this. There is much debate about the validity of "C. cyanurus" and "C. chenggongensis". All the known captive animals could be something different from "C. cyanurus", as they do not entirely match the original description of the species. The only known animals that match that are animals originating from Chemnitz Zoo, but the F2 animals have not bred well, which could suggest they are in fact a hybrid of "C. cyanurus" and "C. chenggongensis" or an undescribed "Cynops" species.