Biology:Chuxiong fire-bellied newt
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Short description: Species of salamander
Chuxiong fire-bellied newt | |
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Scientific classification | |
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 Datong, Lu Shunqing (2004). "Cynops cyanurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T59440A11941868. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59440A11941868.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59440/11941868. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q389778 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuxiong fire-bellied newt.
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