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Japanese fire-bellied newt is a featured article; it (or a previous version of it) has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Wikipedia community. Even so, if you can update or improve it, please do so.

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November 2, 2022	Peer review	Reviewed
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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on December 2, 2022. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the Japanese fire-bellied newt* has a toxin that blocks sodium channels in most vertebrates?*
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Section sizes

Section size for Japanese fire-bellied newt (16 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	2,618	2,618	240	240
Etymology and taxonomy	10,796	10,796	492	492
Description	4,063	4,063	278	278
Distribution and habitat	3,880	3,880	234	234
Behavior and ecology	168	15,607	8	931
Reproduction and life cycle	7,694	7,694	342	342
Spermatogenesis	880	880	57	57
Diet	2,416	2,416	179	179
Predators	2,097	2,097	180	180
Toxin	2,352	2,352	165	165
Conservation	3,867	3,867	244	244
Interactions with humans	29	4,922	0	304
Research	4,203	4,203	271	271
In captivity	690	690	33	33
Notes	24	24	0	0
References	270	270	0	0
Total	46,047	46,047	2,723	2,723

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The cladogram given on this page makes no sense. The genera Pachytriton and Paramesotriton are listed as subsets of the genus Cynops. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheEld2 (talk • contribs) 21:38, 13 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]