Hainan Knobby Newt
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| Hainan Knobby Newt | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Tylototriton |
| Species: | T. hainanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tylototriton hainanensis Fei, Ye & Yang, 1984 |
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The Hainan Knobby Newt (Tylototriton hainanensis) is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family. It is found only in China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Haitao, S. & Chan, B. 2004. Tylototriton hainanensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
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