Japanese Fire-bellied Newt
Cynops pyrrhogaster
Amphibianstrong against insects, arachnids
Uncommon
While active with another amphibian in play, any card that hits it loses 6 HP, without being knocked out (12 with two others).
Cynops pyrrhogaster
Photo: iNaturalist (original photo) · CC0 (licence text) · cropped
Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.
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. They breed from spring to the beginning of summer, both sexes producing pheromones when ready to mate. Eggs are laid separately, hatching after about three weeks. They grow from larval to juvenile form in between five and six months. Juveniles eat soil-dwelling prey, and adults eat a wide variety of insects, tadpoles, and the eggs of their own species. They have several adaptations to avoid predators, although which they use depends on where they live. Several aspects of their biology have been studied, including their ability to regrow missing body parts.
Abridged excerpt from the Wikipedia article Japanese fire-bellied newt, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Uncommon.
Every Uncommon card has 115 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:
How they’re shared out:
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DEF 44