Abstract
There have been no scientific studies on where the juveniles of the Japanese fire-bellied newts Cynops pyrrhogaster move after their metamorphosis. The study site was in a riverside lowland of Tottori City. An area of 6 m x 14 m including a small stream where the adult fire-bellied newts breed every year was examined for the existence of juveniles from June through September of 2006. The following results were obtained. After their metamorphosis, the juveniles landed on the bank and stayed under dead grass close to the stream for some days. Then they moved some meters away from the stream and stayed there more than a few months. Some juveniles, which were seemingly older than one year of age, were also observed some meters away from the stream. Analysis of feces of juveniles showed that they preyed on small soil animals like Acari and Collembola.
