Anderson's crocodile newt
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| Anderson's crocodile newt | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Echinotriton |
| Species: | E. andersoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinotriton andersoni (Boulenger, 1892) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Tylototriton andersoni |
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Anderson's crocodile newt (Echinotriton andersoni) is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family found in Japan, and, at least formerly, in Taiwan, where it is believed to be regionally extinct. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
See also [edit]
- Anderson's salamander (Ambystoma andersoni)
References [edit]
- ^ Yoshio Kaneko, Masafumi Matsui (2004). "Echinotriton andersoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- Kaneko, Y. & Matsui, M. 2003
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