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Wenxian knobby newt

Conservation status


Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Tylototriton
Species:
T. wenxianensis
Binomial name
Tylototriton wenxianensis

Fei, Ye, and Yang, 1984

Synonyms

Tylototriton asperrimus wenxianensis Fei, Ye, and Yang, 1984
Yaotriton wenxianensis (Fei, Ye, and Yang, 1984)

The Wenxian knobby newtorWenxian knobby salamander (Tylototriton wenxianensis) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is endemic to central China (southern Gansu and adjacent northern Sichuan, isolated records from Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Anhui provinces). Its type localityisWen County in Gansu, or in Chinese: 文县; pinyin: Wénxiàn, hence the name.[2]

Description[edit]

Tylototriton wenxianensis is a medium-sized representative of Tylototriton. It is dorsally entirely black, and ventrally brownish black. Tips of digits and lower tail margin are orange Skin is rough. Head is flat and oval. Tail is laterally compressed and shorter than snout–vent length.[3]

Habitat and conservation[edit]

Tylototriton wenxianensis inhabits forests near streams and pools in hilly areas, hiding under rocks. Eggs are laid on land or between water and land; the larvae develop in water.[3]

It is threatened by habitat loss and degradation due to farming and subsistence wood collection.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Tylototriton wenxianensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T145401116A63871774. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T145401116A63871774.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  • ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Tylototriton wenxianensis Fei, Ye, and Yang, 1984". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  • ^ a b Sparreboom, Max (2014). Salamanders of the Old World: The Salamanders of Europe, Asia and Northern Africa. KNNV Publishing, Zeist, the Netherlands. pp. 380–381. ISBN 978-90-5011-4851.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wenxian_knobby_newt&oldid=1055423895"

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