Chuxiong fire-bellied newt
| Chuxiong fire-bellied newt | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Cynops |
| Species: | C. cyanurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cynops cyanurus Liu, Hu & Yang, 1962
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The Chuxiong fire-bellied newt (Cynops cyanurus) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae that is endemic to China where it is only found in Guizhou and Yunnan. It also occurs in Kunming Lake.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and irrigated land. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ Yang, D.; Lu, S. (2004). "Hypselotriton cyanurus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T59440A11941868. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59440A11941868.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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