Biology:Anderson's crocodile newt
| Anderson's crocodile newt | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Echinotriton |
| Species: | E. andersoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Echinotriton andersoni (Boulenger, 1892)
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Tylototriton andersoni Boulenger, 1892 | |
Anderson's crocodile newt, Anderson's newt, Ryukyu spiny newt, or Japanese warty newt (Echinotriton andersoni) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan , and, at least formerly, Mount Guanyin in northern Taiwan, where it is now believed to be extinct.[1][2][3]
Description
Echinotriton andersoni is a stout, flat salamander. Head is broad and triangular in shape. There are 12–15 conspicuous knob-like lateral glands. Colouration is uniformly dark brown or black, only the underside of the tail, cloacal region, and the soles of the feet are yellow-orange. The maximum size is at least 80 mm (3.1 in) in snout–vent length and 169 mm (6.7 in) in total length.[3]
Habitat and conservation
Its natural habitats are broad-leaved evergreen forests, secondary forests, grasslands and swamps. It has also been found in and near sugar cane fields. It breeds in standing water such as ponds and temporary pools;[1] outside breeding season it is difficult to observe as adult salamanders live in leaf litter, in rocky crevices, and under rocks and logs.[3]
Echinotriton andersoni is uncommon, and it is threatened by habitat loss and by collection for illegal pet trade.[1]
See also
- Anderson's salamander (Ambystoma andersoni)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kaneko, Y.; Matsui, M. (2004). "Echinotriton andersoni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2004: e.T59446A11942711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59446A11942711.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/59446/0. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Echinotriton andersoni (Boulenger, 1892)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Caudata/Salamandridae/Pleurodelinae/Echinotriton/Echinotriton-andersoni. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Echinotriton andersoni (Boulenger, 1892)". Salamanders of China LifeDesk. http://salamandersofchina.lifedesks.org/pages/4059. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
Wikidata ☰ Q1946696 entry
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