Intrigued, they captured the animals and, after taking a closer look, realized they’d discovered a new species: Hypselotriton huanggangensis, or the Huanggangshan fire-bellied newt ...

Auction), from 2009 to 2019. The results, published in the amphibian and reptile journal Caudata in October, showed 14,594 Japanese fire belly newts and 5,939 sword tail newts were sold during the ...