Biology:Chuxiong fire-bellied newt

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Short description: Species of salamander

Chuxiong fire-bellied newt
Cynopscyanurus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Cynops
Species:
C. cyanurus
Binomial name
Cynops cyanurus
Liu, Hu & Yang, 1962

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

Wikidata ☰ Q389778 entry